# Hensa Village, Saraikela, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Saraikela, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Hensa

Hensa is a village in Saraikela sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833220**. The 2011 Census counted **761 people in 176 households**, the 22nd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 761people (2011)
- 176households
- 68.0%literacy
- 833220PIN code

## Hensa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hensa is 833220.** Hensa falls in Saraikela sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833220
- Gram panchayatPandra
- Community development blockSaraikela
- Census village code379371

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hensa from nearby towns?

- Seraikela (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Seraikela Kharsawa (district HQ)8 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Hensa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Hensa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saraikela
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hensa known for?

The main crops are **rice, genhu**. About 8% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hensa

Of every 100 households in Hensa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hensa · ■ Saraikela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****94%**

**57%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Hensa?

■ Hensa · ■ Saraikela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**963

Working population ****31.4%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 53.7% for women. 45% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 36 (15%) · **■** Marginal 114 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Saraikela

- Kendua795 people
- Bhurkuli774 people
- Sindri769 people
- Hatia766 people
- Ghoralang759 people
- Mirgi732 people
- Uperdungi730 people
- Tirildih711 people

[All 173 villages in Saraikela](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/saraikela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hensa?833220
- How far is Hensa from Seraikela Kharsawa?8 km by road
- What is the population of Hensa?761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hensa in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Saraikela sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Hensa?68.0% (Census 2011)