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About Hesla Village

Hesla is a large village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,535, made up of 1,310 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hesla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hesla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 829101
Area (hectares) 522 hectares
Population 2,535
Male Population 1,310
Female Population 1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hesla compares

By the 2011 count Hesla is the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,394 residents. Its 522 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Hesla

Hesla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hesla as Available within village. 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 Hesla from other places

Hesla lies about 4.6 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Arigada, about 1.6 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 Hesla
Nearest railway station Arigada 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 4.6 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 4.6 km

Villages closest to Hesla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hesla village had a population of 2,535. That makes it the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,394 residents.

Hesla village has 1,310 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hesla has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Hesla is 829101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hesla covers 522 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hesla falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hesla is Arigada, about 1.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hesla.

Hesla is about 4.6 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hesla is in Ramgarh tehsil of Ramgarh district. Arigada is about 1.6 km away. Ramgarh is about 4.6 km away. Rāmgarh is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marar (3.5 km), Sirka (5.0 km) and Kaitha (7.0 km).

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

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