About Hethgora Village

Hethgora is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 788 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hethgora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hethgora village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	706 hectares
Population	1,565
Male Population	788
Female Population	777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
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 Hethgora compares

By the 2011 count Hethgora is the 8th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 706 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 996.

Getting to Hethgora

Hethgora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hethgora 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 Hethgora from other places

Hethgora lies about 13 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 26 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 Hethgora
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	5.3 km
District headquarters	Khunti	13 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	26 km

Villages closest to Hethgora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hethgora village had a population of 1,565. That makes it the 8th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Hethgora village has 788 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hethgora has about 986 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Hethgora is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hethgora covers 706 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hethgora falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hethgora is Karra, about 26 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 Hethgora.

Hethgora is about 13 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hethgora is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 5.3 km away. Khunti is about 13 km away. Karra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.