About Hesla Village

Hesla is a large village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,574, made up of 2,307 males and 2,267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hesla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hesla village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Arsha
Pincode	723154
Area (hectares)	777.81 hectares
Population	4,574
Male Population	2,307
Female Population	2,267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hesla compares

By the 2011 count Hesla is the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 777.81 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Hesla

Hesla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hesla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hesla from other places

Hesla lies about 48 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 3.8 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 Hesla
Nearest railway station	Torang	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arsha	29 km
Nearest town	Būndu	33 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	48 km

Villages closest to Hesla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hesla village had a population of 4,574. That makes it the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Hesla village has 2,307 males and 2,267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hesla has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Hesla is 723154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hesla covers 777.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hesla falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hesla is Torang, about 3.8 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 village for Hesla.

Hesla is about 48 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hesla is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Torang is about 3.8 km away. Arsha is about 29 km away. Būndu is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.