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About Hesal Amda Village

Hesal Amda is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 297 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hesal Amda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hesal Amda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 297
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
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 Hesal Amda compares

By the 2011 count Hesal Amda is the 99th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Hesal Amda

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

Hesal Amda lies about 79 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about under 2 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 Hesal Amda
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 5.3 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 20 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 79 km

Villages closest to Hesal Amda

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 Hesal Amda

As per the Census of India 2011, Hesal Amda village had a population of 634. That makes it the 99th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Hesal Amda village has 297 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hesal Amda has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Hesal Amda covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hesal Amda falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hesal Amda is Rajkharsawan Junction, about under 2 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 Hesal Amda.

Hesal Amda is about 79 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hesal Amda is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about under 2 km away. Potka is about 5.3 km away. Chakradharpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Amda (under 2 km), Chhota Amda (under 2 km) and Tirildi (1.8 km).

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

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