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About Hensra Village

Hensra is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 453 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hensra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hensra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 453
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hensra compares

By the 2011 count Hensra is the 66th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Hensra

Hensra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hensra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hensra from other places

Hensra lies about 69 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 4.6 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 Hensra
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 5.0 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 19 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 69 km

Villages closest to Hensra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hensra village had a population of 896. That makes it the 66th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Hensra village has 453 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hensra has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Hensra is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hensra covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hensra falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hensra is Mahali Marup, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hensra.

Hensra is about 69 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hensra is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Mahali Marup is about 4.6 km away. Potka is about 5.0 km away. Gobindpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digarsai (under 2 km), Mukundpur (under 2 km) and Bara Banduya (2.3 km).

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

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