About Hensal Village

Hensal is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 124 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hensal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hensal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Gobindpur
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	288 hectares
Population	260
Male Population	124
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hensal compares

By the 2011 count Hensal is the 200th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Hensal

Hensal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hensal as Available within 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 Hensal from other places

Hensal lies about 33 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 12 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 Hensal
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	12 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gobindpur	18 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	33 km

Villages closest to Hensal

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.

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Common questions about Hensal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hensal village had a population of 260. That makes it the 200th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Hensal village has 124 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hensal has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Hensal is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hensal covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hensal is Chaibasa, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hensal.

Hensal is about 33 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hensal is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chaibasa is about 12 km away. Chāībāsa is about 13 km away. Gobindpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.