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About Henjla Village

Henjla is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,861, made up of 920 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Henjla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Henjla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 428.32 hectares
Population 1,861
Male Population 920
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Henjla compares

By the 2011 count Henjla is the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 428.32 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Henjla

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

Henjla lies about 24 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is McCluskieganj, about 14 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 Henjla
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 6.1 km
Nearest railway station McCluskieganj 14 km
Nearest town Khalāri 18 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 24 km

Villages closest to Henjla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Henjla village had a population of 1,861. That makes it the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Henjla village has 920 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Henjla has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Henjla is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Henjla covers 428.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Henjla falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Henjla is McCluskieganj, about 14 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 Henjla.

Henjla is about 24 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Henjla is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kuru is about 6.1 km away. McCluskieganj is about 14 km away. Khalāri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandlaso (under 2 km), Rajrom (1.5 km) and Kokar (1.6 km).

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

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