About Hethkonki Village

Hethkonki is a large village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,183, made up of 1,099 males and 1,084 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hethkonki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hethkonki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	834006
Area (hectares)	257.57 hectares
Population	2,183
Male Population	1,099
Female Population	1,084
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hethkonki compares

By the 2011 count Hethkonki is the 32nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 257.57 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hethkonki

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

Hethkonki lies about 19 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 13 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 Hethkonki
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	9.5 km
Nearest town	Rātu	12 km
Nearest railway station	Hundur Halt	13 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	19 km

Villages closest to Hethkonki

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

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Common questions about Hethkonki

As per the Census of India 2011, Hethkonki village had a population of 2,183. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Hethkonki village has 1,099 males and 1,084 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hethkonki has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hethkonki is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hethkonki covers 257.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hethkonki falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hethkonki is Hundur Halt, about 13 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 village for Hethkonki.

Hethkonki is about 19 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hethkonki is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 9.5 km away. Rātu is about 12 km away. Hundur Halt is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.