About Hesla Village

Hesla is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 246 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.97 hectares hectares.

Hesla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hesla village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Karra
Area (hectares)	202.97 hectares
Population	488
Male Population	246
Female Population	242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hesla compares

By the 2011 count Hesla is the 86th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 202.97 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Hesla

Hesla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hesla 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hesla from other places

Hesla lies about 15 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 3.6 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 Hesla
Nearest railway station	Lodhma	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karra	10 km
District headquarters	Khunti	15 km

Villages closest to Hesla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hesla village had a population of 488. That makes it the 86th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Hesla village has 246 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hesla has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Hesla covers 202.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hesla falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hesla is Lodhma, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Hesla.

Hesla is about 15 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hesla is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Lodhma is about 3.6 km away. Karra is about 10 km away. Khunti is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.