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About Hehal Village

Hehal is a large village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,808, made up of 1,967 males and 1,841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hehal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hehal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829105
Area (hectares) 481.35 hectares
Population 3,808
Male Population 1,967
Female Population 1,841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hehal compares

By the 2011 count Hehal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 481.35 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Hehal

The census records public bus service for Hehal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hehal from other places

Hehal lies about 8.8 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Barkakana Junction, about 3.4 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 Hehal
Nearest railway station Barkakana Junction 3.4 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 8.8 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 14 km

Villages closest to Hehal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hehal village had a population of 3,808. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Hehal village has 1,967 males and 1,841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hehal has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Hehal is 829105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hehal covers 481.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hehal falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hehal is Barkakana Junction, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Hehal.

Hehal is about 8.8 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hehal is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Barkakana Junction is about 3.4 km away. Ramgarh is about 8.8 km away. Rāmgarh is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgi (under 2 km), Barkakana (1.6 km) and Urlung (2.6 km).

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

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