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About Hendegir Village

Hendegir is a mid sized village in Keredari tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,509, made up of 795 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hendegir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hendegir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Keredari
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 465.69 hectares
Population 1,509
Male Population 795
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hendegir compares

By the 2011 count Hendegir is the 20th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 465.69 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hendegir

Hendegir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hendegir as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hendegir from other places

Hendegir lies about 19 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Charhi, about 3.2 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 Hendegir
Nearest railway station Charhi 3.2 km
Nearest town Kuju 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Keredari 19 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 19 km

Villages closest to Hendegir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hendegir village had a population of 1,509. That makes it the 20th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Hendegir village has 795 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hendegir has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hendegir is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hendegir covers 465.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hendegir falls under Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hendegir is Charhi, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Hendegir is about 19 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hendegir is in Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Charhi is about 3.2 km away. Kuju is about 15 km away. Keredari is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phusri (6.6 km), Khapia (7.4 km) and Jordag (11 km).

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

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