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About Heth Balalong Village

Heth Balalong is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 307 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heth Balalong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heth Balalong village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 307
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heth Balalong compares

By the 2011 count Heth Balalong is the 50th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Heth Balalong

Heth Balalong is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Heth Balalong as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Heth Balalong from other places

Heth Balalong lies about 34 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 28 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 Heth Balalong
Nearest town Būndu 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 34 km
District headquarters Khunti 34 km

Villages closest to Heth Balalong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Erki 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 Heth Balalong

As per the Census of India 2011, Heth Balalong village had a population of 612. That makes it the 50th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Heth Balalong village has 307 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heth Balalong has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Heth Balalong is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heth Balalong covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heth Balalong falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Heth Balalong is Gautamdhara, about 28 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Heth Balalong.

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

Heth Balalong is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 7.2 km away. Gautamdhara is about 28 km away. Erki 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 Uparganjhari (under 2 km), Upar Balalong (1.6 km) and Sigid (1.9 km).

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

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