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About Hethnagru Village

Hethnagru is a small village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 213 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hethnagru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hethnagru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 67.73 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 213
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hethnagru compares

By the 2011 count Hethnagru is the 69th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 67.73 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Hethnagru

The census records public bus service for Hethnagru as Available within 5 - 10 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 Hethnagru from other places

Hethnagru lies about 11 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 5.9 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 Hethnagru
Nearest town Rātu 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Piska 5.9 km
District headquarters Ranchi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 30 km

Villages closest to Hethnagru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hethnagru village had a population of 402. That makes it the 69th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Hethnagru village has 213 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hethnagru has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Hethnagru is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hethnagru covers 67.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hethnagru falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hethnagru is Piska, about 5.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hethnagru.

Hethnagru is about 11 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hethnagru is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Rātu is about 4.2 km away. Piska is about 5.9 km away. Ranchi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ulatu (21 km), Bundu (21 km) and Mayapur (22 km).

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

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