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About Hensra Village

Hensra is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 74 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hensra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hensra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 74
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hensra compares

By the 2011 count Hensra is the 222nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Hensra

Hensra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hensra as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hensra from other places

Hensra lies about 12 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 4.6 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 Hensra
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 4.6 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 19 km

Villages closest to Hensra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hensra village had a population of 148. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Hensra village has 74 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hensra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Hensra is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hensra covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hensra falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hensra is Mahali Marup, about 4.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hensra.

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

Hensra is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mahali Marup is about 4.6 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 12 km away. Gobindpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimdih (3.6 km), Dehuridih (3.8 km) and Kalajharna (4.1 km).

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

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