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About Hethtola Village

Hethtola is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 123 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hethtola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hethtola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 401 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 123
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hethtola compares

By the 2011 count Hethtola is the 49th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 401 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Hethtola

Hethtola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hethtola 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hethtola from other places

Hethtola lies about 25 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Hehegara Halt, about 15 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 Hethtola
Tehsil headquarters Garu 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Hehegara Halt 15 km
District headquarters Latehar 25 km
Nearest town Lātehār 25 km

Villages closest to Hethtola

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 Hethtola

As per the Census of India 2011, Hethtola village had a population of 240. That makes it the 49th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Hethtola village has 123 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hethtola has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Hethtola covers 401 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hethtola falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hethtola is Hehegara Halt, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hethtola.

Hethtola is about 25 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hethtola is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 4.5 km away. Hehegara Halt is about 15 km away. Latehar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goendi (under 2 km), Kui (under 2 km) and Tola Hurdag Alias Chirodih (under 2 km).

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

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