About Hilang Village

Hilang is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 86 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hilang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hilang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	202 hectares
Population	157
Male Population	86
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	826
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hilang compares

By the 2011 count Hilang is the 26th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Hilang

Hilang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hilang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hilang from other places

Hilang lies about 41 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 28 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hilang
Tehsil headquarters	Holi	6.9 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	22 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	28 km
District headquarters	Chamba	41 km

Villages closest to Hilang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Holi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Hilang

As per the Census of India 2011, Hilang village had a population of 157. That makes it the 26th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Hilang village has 86 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hilang has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Hilang is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hilang covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hilang falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hilang is Chamunda Marg, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hilang.

Hilang is about 41 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hilang is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 6.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.