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About Arla Khas Village

Arla Khas is a large village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,055, made up of 1,047 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arla Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arla Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176102
Area (hectares) 163.42 hectares
Population 2,055
Male Population 1,047
Female Population 1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arla Khas compares

By the 2011 count Arla Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 163.42 hectares work out to about 13 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 1062.

Getting to Arla Khas

Arla Khas is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Arla Khas 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arla Khas from other places

Arla Khas lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about under 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 Arla Khas
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 6.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Arla Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Arla Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Arla Khas village had a population of 2,055. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Arla Khas village has 1,047 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arla Khas has about 963 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 1062.

The pincode recorded for Arla Khas is 176102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arla Khas covers 163.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arla Khas falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arla Khas is Palampur Himachal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Arla Khas is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arla Khas is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 6.4 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhangiar (under 2 km), Bhatu Palam (1.5 km) and Kakrehr (1.5 km).

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

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