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Hesla
Census Town
Patratu Dam reservoir
HeslaLocation in Jharkhand, IndiaShow map of JharkhandHeslaHesla (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°37′13″N 85°17′02″E / 23.6203°N 85.2838°E / 23.6203; 85.2838
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Area
• Total	0.79 km (0.31 sq mi)
Population
• Total	4,451
• Density	5,600/km (15,000/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Patratu (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	829101
Telephone/ STD code	0651
Vehicle registration	JH
Lok Sabha constituency	Hazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ramgarh
Website	ramgarh.nic.in

Hesla is a census town in the Patratu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Hesla is located at 23°37′13″N 85°17′02″E / 23.6203°N 85.2838°E / 23.6203; 85.2838.

Area overview

Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of Central Coalfields spread across South Karanpura Coalfield, Ramgarh Coalfield and West Bokaro Coalfield. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas). "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own… The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours."

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Hesla had a total population of 4,451, of which 2,335 (52%) were males and 2,116 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 519. The total number of literate persons in Hesla was 3,389 (86.16% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ramgarh, Hesla covered an area of 0.79 km. Among the civic amenities, it had 10 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, overhead tanks. It had 923 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 9 dispensaries, 9 health centres, 7 family welfare centres, 5 maternity and child welfare centres, 6 maternity homes, 3 nursing homes, 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 8 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, 1 general degree college. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 stadium, 1 auditorium/ community hall. One important commodity it produced was coal.

Industry

Burnpur Cement has set up nearby an 800 tonnes per day clinkerisation and cement grinding unit in Patratu Industrial Area.

Patratu Dam, was built to supply water for the Patratu Thermal Power Station. It has been built across the Nalkarni River, a tributary of the Damodar River and has an 81 sq mi reservoir.

Transport

Hesla is on State Highway 2.

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 7-8: Physiography, Drainage, Pages 8-11: Minerals and mining. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
2. Prasad, Ram Chandra (2003). Bihar. New Delhi: National Book Trust, India. p. 5. ISBN 81-237-0151-9.
3. "District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 369011, page 82. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook Ramgarh, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 227-237. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
5. "BCL Plants". Patratu Plant. Burnpur Cement Limited. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
6. "Patratu Dam". Tourist Places. Ramgarh district administration. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
7. Google maps

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