About Hedlag Village

Hedlag is a mid sized village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,891, made up of 998 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hedlag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hedlag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Katkamsandi
Pincode	825319
Area (hectares)	285.73 hectares
Population	1,891
Male Population	998
Female Population	893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hedlag compares

By the 2011 count Hedlag is the 15th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 285.73 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Hedlag

Hedlag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hedlag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hedlag from other places

Hedlag lies about 8.0 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, about under 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 Hedlag
Nearest railway station	Kansar Nawadah	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katkamsandi	8.0 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	8.0 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	8.0 km

Villages closest to Hedlag

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

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Common questions about Hedlag

As per the Census of India 2011, Hedlag village had a population of 1,891. That makes it the 15th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Hedlag village has 998 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hedlag has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Hedlag is 825319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hedlag covers 285.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hedlag falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hedlag is Kansar Nawadah, about under 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hedlag.

Hedlag is about 8.0 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hedlag is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kansar Nawadah is about under 2 km away. Katkamsandi is about 8.0 km away. Hazaribagh is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.