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About Hendehas Village

Hendehas is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 143 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hendehas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hendehas village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 143
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hendehas compares

By the 2011 count Hendehas is the 45th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Hendehas

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

How far is Hendehas from other places

Hendehas lies about 29 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 22 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 Hendehas
Tehsil headquarters Garu 10 km
Nearest railway station Kumandih 22 km
District headquarters Latehar 29 km
Nearest town Lātehār 29 km

Villages closest to Hendehas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hendehas village had a population of 299. That makes it the 45th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Hendehas village has 143 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hendehas has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Hendehas is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hendehas covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hendehas falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hendehas is Kumandih, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Hendehas.

Hendehas is about 29 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hendehas is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 10 km away. Kumandih is about 22 km away. Latehar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darichhapar (under 2 km), Chiraiya (under 2 km) and Baribandh (under 2 km).

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

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