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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sita Devi
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- LGD code
- 349429
- Pincode
- 825321
- Post office
- Tandwa (Chatra)
- Population
- 503
- Households
- 102
- Literacy rate
- 52.1%
- Sex ratio
- 957 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 264
Census 2011 · in context
How Hechabalia compares
By population, Hechabalia ranks #67 of 93 villages in Tandwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.1%
+3.0% vs mandal average
Hechabalia52.1%
Tandwa mandal49.1%
Chatra district48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
957
+2 vs mandal average
Hechabalia957
Tandwa mandal955
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.6 vs mandal average
Hechabalia4.9
Tandwa mandal5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hechabalia at a glance
Hechabalia is a village of 503 people in 102 households (Census 2011) in Tandwa block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 67th-largest of 93 villages in Tandwa block. Literacy is 52%, 3 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 957 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 825321, served by Tandwa (Chatra) post office; the LGD village code is 349429. The sarpanch is Sita Devi, and the village votes in Dumri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jairam Kumar Mahato. The population is estimated at 593 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hechabalia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHATRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 148.32
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20.14
- Forest area (ha)
- 25.08
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Hechabalia
- LGD code
- 349429
- Pincode
- 825321
- Post office
- Tandwa (Chatra)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 503
- Population (projected 2026)
- 593
- Households
- 102
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 957
- Literacy rate
- 52.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dumri
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jairam Kumar Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sita Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Tandwa
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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