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About Hensa Village

Hensa is a mid sized village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 369 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hensa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hensa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 205.16 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 369
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hensa compares

By the 2011 count Hensa is the 22nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 205.16 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Hensa

Hensa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hensa 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hensa from other places

Hensa 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 Hensa
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 4.6 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 12 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 19 km

Villages closest to Hensa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hensa village had a population of 761. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Hensa village has 369 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hensa has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Hensa covers 205.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hensa is Mahali Marup, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Hensa.

Hensa 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.

Hensa is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela is about 3.8 km away. Mahali Marup is about 4.6 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dolandih (under 2 km), Deogirisahi (under 2 km) and Digarsahai (under 2 km).

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

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