About Moon Village

Moon is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 90 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176071, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176071
Area (hectares)	27.6 hectares
Population	177
Male Population	90
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Moon compares

By the 2011 count Moon is the 142nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 27.6 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Moon

Moon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Moon as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Mandreta, Matial Kalan, Matial Khurd and Matruh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Moon

As per the Census of India 2011, Moon village had a population of 177. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Moon village has 90 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moon has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Moon is 176071. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moon covers 27.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Moon falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Moon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Moon.

Moon is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.