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Hesatu

Pratappur mandal
Pincode 825404
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SURESH RAM
Contact: 82****2315
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LGD code
348427
Pincode
825404
Post office
Pratappur (Chatra)
Population
631
Households
119
Literacy rate
32.3%
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000♂
Workers
309
Distance to district centre
72 km
Distance to mandal centre
82 km
Distance to Ranchi
60 km
Distance to Kolkata
272 km
Nearest railway station
Barlanga · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Singhpur Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Hesatu compares

By population, Hesatu ranks #69 of 176 villages in Pratappur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
32.3%
−10.3% vs mandal average
Hesatu
32.3%
Pratappur mandal
42.6%
Chatra district
48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
912
−34 vs mandal average
Hesatu
912
Pratappur mandal
946
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
Hesatu
5.3
Pratappur mandal
5.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Hesatu at a glance

Hesatu is a village of 631 people in 119 households (Census 2011) in Pratappur block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 69th-largest of 176 villages in Pratappur block. Literacy is 32%, 10 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 912 women per 1,000 men. It lies 72 km from the Chatra district centre, 2 km from Madhupur, the nearest town, 5 km from Barlanga railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825404, served by Pratappur (Chatra) post office; the LGD village code is 348427. The nearest hospital or health centre is Singhpur Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is SURESH RAM, and the village votes in Barkatha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amit Kumar Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,761 in 2026, up 179% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sidki

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Hesatu · this village63132%
Hesatu · Panki66236%0 km N
Hesatu · Tandwa93844%0 km N
Hesatu · Ormanjhi54958%0 km N
Hesatu · Jhalda - I1,38644%0 km N
Hesatu · Angara3,16162%0 km N
Hesatu · Bhandaria62236%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hesatu

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHATRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
55
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
16
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
SIDKI
Total area (ha)
259
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
181.91

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Hesatu

LGD code
348427
Pincode
825404
Post office
Pratappur (Chatra)
Population (Census 2011)
631
Population (projected 2026)
1,761
Households
119
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
912
Literacy rate
32.3%
Coordinates
23.45284°N, 85.88667°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barkatha
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Amit Kumar Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SURESH RAM
Block / Mandal
Pratappur
Getting there

How to reach Hesatu

Mandal centre
Pratappur · ≈ 82 km
≈ 2 h 48 min by car · 3 h 19 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chatra · ≈ 72 km
≈ 2 h 28 min by car · 2 h 56 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 20,697 people
Madhupur · ≈ 1.6 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi60 kmcapital
  • Kolkata272 km
  • Hyderabad1024 km
  • Delhi1039 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBarlanga5 km
  • Hospital / PHCSinghpur Hospital9 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM37 km
  • Petrol pumpEssar Petrol Pump18 km
  • CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University47 km
  • Police stationRajrappa Police Station26 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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