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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUNESHWAR SINGH
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- LGD code
- 367161
- Pincode
- 829204
- Post office
- Chhipadohar
- Population
- 240
- Households
- 46
- Literacy rate
- 36.7%
- Sex ratio
- 951 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 127
Census 2011 · in context
How Hethtola compares
By population, Hethtola ranks #49 of 74 villages in Garu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.7%
−8.9% vs mandal average
Hethtola36.7%
Garu mandal45.6%
Latehar district48.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
951
−37 vs mandal average
Hethtola951
Garu mandal988
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
Hethtola5.2
Garu mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hethtola at a glance
Hethtola is a village of 240 people in 46 households (Census 2011) in Garu block, Latehar district, Jharkhand, the 49th-largest of 74 villages in Garu block. Literacy is 37%, 9 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 951 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 829204, served by Chhipadohar post office; the LGD village code is 367161. The sarpanch is SUNESHWAR SINGH, and the village votes in Barkagaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Roshan Lal Choudhary. The population is estimated at 283 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hethtola
- 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
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- LATEHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KARWAI
- Total area (ha)
- 401
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 180
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hethtola
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Key facts — Hethtola
- LGD code
- 367161
- Pincode
- 829204
- Post office
- Chhipadohar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 240
- Population (projected 2026)
- 283
- Households
- 46
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 951
- Literacy rate
- 36.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hazaribagh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barkagaon
- Member of Parliament
- Manish Jaiswal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Roshan Lal Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUNESHWAR SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Garu
- Nearest police station
- Pithoria Police Station (13.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Jhanjhitoli Halt (3.8 km)
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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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