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About Urna Village

Urna is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 23 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Holi
Pincode 176309
Area (hectares) 246.26 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 23
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urna compares

By the 2011 count Urna is the 39th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 246.26 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Urna

Urna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Urna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Urna from other places

Urna lies about 61 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 26 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 Urna
Tehsil headquarters Holi 14 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km
District headquarters Chamba 61 km

Villages closest to Urna

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.

Common questions about Urna

As per the Census of India 2011, Urna village had a population of 47. That makes it the 39th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Urna village has 23 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urna has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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

Urna covers 246.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Urna is Baijnath Paprola, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Urna.

Urna is about 61 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urna is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 14 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 26 km away. Dharamsala is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surai (1.7 km), Sindi (2.5 km) and Bajol (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Urna today is likely to be higher.

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