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About Hoda Village

Hoda is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 40 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176065, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hoda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176065
Area (hectares) 59.46 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 40
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hoda compares

By the 2011 count Hoda is the 87th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 59.46 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Hoda

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

Hoda lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 8.2 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 Hoda
Nearest railway station Samloti 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Hoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hoda village had a population of 78. That makes it the 87th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Hoda village has 40 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hoda has about 950 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 1176.

The pincode recorded for Hoda is 176065. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hoda covers 59.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hoda falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hoda is Samloti, about 8.2 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 Hoda.

Hoda is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hoda is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 8.2 km away. Dhira is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiran (under 2 km), Baggi (under 2 km) and Pira (under 2 km).

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

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