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About Hesla Village

Hesla is a large village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,130, made up of 1,084 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 917.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, 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 Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 917.43 hectares
Population 2,130
Male Population 1,084
Female Population 1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hesla compares

By the 2011 count Hesla is the 10th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 917.43 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 959.

Getting to Hesla

Hesla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hesla 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopalpur, Gosaindi, Guridi and Hepad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hesla

As per the Census of India 2011, Hesla village had a population of 2,130. That makes it the 10th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Hesla village has 1,084 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hesla has about 965 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Hesla is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hesla covers 917.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hesla falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hesla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Hesla.

Hesla is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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