About Hehal Village

Hehal is a mid sized village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,845, made up of 896 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hehal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hehal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Ratu
Pincode	835222
Area (hectares)	325 hectares
Population	1,845
Male Population	896
Female Population	949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hehal compares

By the 2011 count Hehal is the 13th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Hehal

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

Hehal lies about 12 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 7.7 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ratu	2.4 km
Nearest town	Rātu	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Piska	7.7 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	12 km

Villages closest to Hehal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hehal village had a population of 1,845. That makes it the 13th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Hehal village has 896 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hehal has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Hehal is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hehal covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hehal falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hehal is Piska, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance for Hehal.

Hehal is about 12 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hehal is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Ratu is about 2.4 km away. Rātu is about 2.4 km away. Piska is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.