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About Urdana Village

Urdana is a mid sized village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,648, made up of 879 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 661.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urdana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urdana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Pincode 210507
Area (hectares) 661.79 hectares
Population 1,648
Male Population 879
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Urdana compares

By the 2011 count Urdana is the 76th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 661.79 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Urdana

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

How far is Urdana from other places

Urdana lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Urdana
Nearest town Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Maudaha 34 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 34 km

Villages closest to Urdana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maudaha 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 Urdana

As per the Census of India 2011, Urdana village had a population of 1,648. That makes it the 76th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Urdana village has 879 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urdana has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Urdana is 210507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urdana covers 661.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urdana falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Urdana is Buffer Stop, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Urdana.

Urdana is about 34 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urdana is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 km away. Maudaha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatkana (under 2 km), Kunethta (under 2 km) and Ladar (2.7 km).

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

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