About Hodal Village

Hodal is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 313 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hodal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hodal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176057
Area (hectares)	101.13 hectares
Population	619
Male Population	313
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hodal compares

By the 2011 count Hodal is the 53rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 101.13 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Hodal

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

Hodal lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 17 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 Hodal
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	3.0 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	17 km
District headquarters	Kangra	18 km

Villages closest to Hodal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hodal village had a population of 619. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Hodal village has 313 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hodal has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Hodal is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hodal covers 101.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hodal falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hodal is Kangra Mandir, about 17 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 Hodal.

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

Hodal is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 3.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 3.0 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.