About Holta Village

Holta is a large village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,028, made up of 2,852 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 412 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holta village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	270.31 hectares
Population	4,028
Male Population	2,852
Female Population	1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	412
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Holta compares

By the 2011 count Holta is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 270.31 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Holta

Holta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Holta 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Holta from other places

Holta lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 5.1 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 Holta
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Patti Rajpura	5.1 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	25 km
District headquarters	Kangra	28 km

Villages closest to Holta

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.

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Common questions about Holta

As per the Census of India 2011, Holta village had a population of 4,028. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Holta village has 2,852 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holta has about 412 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Holta is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holta covers 270.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Holta is Patti Rajpura, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Holta 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.

Holta is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about under 2 km away. Patti Rajpura is about 5.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.