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About Hesalong Village

Hesalong is a large village in Dadi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,085, made up of 2,121 males and 1,964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 664 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hesalong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hesalong village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Dadi
Pincode 829124
Area (hectares) 664 hectares
Population 4,085
Male Population 2,121
Female Population 1,964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hesalong compares

By the 2011 count Hesalong is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 664 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Hesalong

Hesalong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hesalong as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hesalong from other places

Hesalong lies about 34 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Arigada, about 7.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hesalong
Nearest railway station Arigada 7.2 km
Nearest town Kuju 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadi 34 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 34 km

Villages closest to Hesalong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dadi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hesalong

As per the Census of India 2011, Hesalong village had a population of 4,085. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Hesalong village has 2,121 males and 1,964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hesalong has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Hesalong is 829124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hesalong covers 664 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hesalong falls under Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hesalong is Arigada, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hesalong.

Hesalong is about 34 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hesalong is in Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Arigada is about 7.2 km away. Kuju is about 9.9 km away. Dadi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banskudra (2.4 km), Senegara (3.0 km) and Husir (3.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hesalong today is likely to be higher.

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