About Holi Village

Holi is a mid sized village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 402 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	189.04 hectares
Population	852
Male Population	402
Female Population	450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,119
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Holi compares

By the 2011 count Holi is the 4th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 189.04 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Holi

Holi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Holi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Holi from other places

Holi lies about 47 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 27 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 Holi
Nearest town	Dharamsala	25 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	27 km
District headquarters	Chamba	47 km

Villages closest to Holi

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 Holi

As per the Census of India 2011, Holi village had a population of 852. That makes it the 4th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Holi village has 402 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holi has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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

Holi covers 189.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Holi is Chamunda Marg, about 27 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 village for Holi.

Holi is about 47 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holi is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 27 km away. Chamba is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.