About Hethdahu Village

Hethdahu is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 352 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hethdahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hethdahu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Namkum
Pincode	835221
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	694
Male Population	352
Female Population	342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hethdahu compares

By the 2011 count Hethdahu is the 56th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 1002.

Getting to Hethdahu

Hethdahu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hethdahu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hethdahu from other places

Hethdahu lies about 13 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 4.0 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 Hethdahu
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	4.0 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namkum	15 km

Villages closest to Hethdahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hethdahu village had a population of 694. That makes it the 56th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Hethdahu village has 352 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hethdahu has about 972 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Hethdahu is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hethdahu covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hethdahu falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hethdahu is Balasiring, about 4.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hethdahu.

Hethdahu is about 13 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hethdahu is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 4.0 km away. Ranchi is about 13 km away. Namkum is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.