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About Hansda Village

Hansda is a small village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 130 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 130
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hansda compares

By the 2011 count Hansda is the 101st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Hansda

Hansda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hansda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hansda from other places

Hansda lies about 13 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 3.1 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 Hansda
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 4.2 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 13 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 24 km

Villages closest to Hansda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansda village had a population of 243. That makes it the 101st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Hansda village has 130 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansda has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Hansda is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hansda covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hansda falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hansda is Mahali Marup, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance for Hansda.

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

Hansda is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mahali Marup is about 3.1 km away. Kharsawan is about 4.2 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harisai (under 2 km), Khelarisai (under 2 km) and Simla (under 2 km).

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

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