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About Holsu Village

Holsu is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 177 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holsu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 59.31 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 177
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Holsu compares

By the 2011 count Holsu is the 179th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 59.31 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Holsu

The census records public bus service for Holsu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Holsu from other places

Holsu lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, 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 Holsu
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 6.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km

Villages closest to Holsu

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 Holsu

As per the Census of India 2011, Holsu village had a population of 361. That makes it the 179th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Holsu village has 177 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holsu has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Holsu is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holsu covers 59.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Holsu is Panchrukhi, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Holsu.

Holsu 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.

Holsu is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 6.1 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 Majhenu (under 2 km), Bagehr (under 2 km) and Chandropa (under 2 km).

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

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