About Hethma Village

Hethma is one of the larger villages in Kurdeg tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,722, made up of 2,907 males and 2,815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3671 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hethma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hethma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Kurdeg
Pincode	835212
Area (hectares)	3671 hectares
Population	5,722
Male Population	2,907
Female Population	2,815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Hethma compares

By the 2011 count Hethma is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 3671 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Hethma

Hethma is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hethma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hethma from other places

Hethma lies about 30 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Sogra, about 58 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 Hethma
Tehsil headquarters	Kurdeg	9.8 km
District headquarters	Simdega	30 km
Nearest railway station	Sogra	58 km

Villages closest to Hethma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hethma village had a population of 5,722. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Hethma village has 2,907 males and 2,815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hethma has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Hethma is 835212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hethma covers 3671 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hethma falls under Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hethma is Sogra, about 58 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hethma.

Hethma is about 30 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hethma is in Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district. Kurdeg is about 9.8 km away. Simdega is about 30 km away. Sogra is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.