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About Holwin Har Village

Holwin Har is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 53 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,264 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holwin Har Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holwin Har village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 41.86 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 53
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,264
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Holwin Har compares

By the 2011 count Holwin Har is the 209th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 41.86 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Holwin Har

Holwin Har is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Holwin Har as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Holwin Har from other places

Holwin Har lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Holwin Har
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 4.2 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Holwin Har

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun 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 Holwin Har

As per the Census of India 2011, Holwin Har village had a population of 120. That makes it the 209th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Holwin Har village has 53 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holwin Har has about 1264 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Holwin Har is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holwin Har covers 41.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Holwin Har falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Holwin Har is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Holwin Har.

Holwin Har is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holwin Har is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 4.2 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlehar (under 2 km), Bhararta (under 2 km) and Bharmoti Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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