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About Haldra Village

Haldra is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 144 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,326 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haldra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haldra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176093
Area (hectares) 133.01 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 144
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,326
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haldra compares

By the 2011 count Haldra is the 192nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 133.01 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Haldra

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

Haldra lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 14 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 Haldra
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km

Villages closest to Haldra

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 Haldra

As per the Census of India 2011, Haldra village had a population of 335. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Haldra village has 144 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haldra has about 1326 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Haldra is 176093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haldra covers 133.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haldra falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Haldra is Panchrukhi, about 14 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 Haldra.

Haldra is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haldra is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 14 km away. Palampur is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kauna (under 2 km), Salan (1.9 km) and Baun (2.2 km).

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

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