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About Heremda Village

Heremda is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 35 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 571 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heremda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heremda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 35
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 571
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heremda compares

By the 2011 count Heremda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Heremda

Heremda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Heremda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Heremda from other places

Heremda lies about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 30 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 Heremda
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 4.9 km
Nearest town Khunti 29 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 30 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 41 km

Villages closest to Heremda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heremda village had a population of 55. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Heremda village has 35 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heremda has about 571 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Heremda covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Heremda falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Heremda is Sonua, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Heremda.

Heremda is about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heremda is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 4.9 km away. Khunti is about 29 km away. Sonua is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalmai (under 2 km), Dumbru (under 2 km) and Karika (1.5 km).

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

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