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About Tanda Parla Village

Tanda Parla is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 742 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanda Parla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanda Parla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 170.31 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 742
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tanda Parla compares

By the 2011 count Tanda Parla 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 170.31 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Tanda Parla

Tanda Parla 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 Tanda Parla 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 Tanda Parla from other places

Tanda Parla lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 2.2 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 Tanda Parla
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 3.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Tanda Parla

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 Tanda Parla

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanda Parla village had a population of 1,486. 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.

Tanda Parla village has 742 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanda Parla has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

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

Tanda Parla covers 170.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tanda Parla falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tanda Parla is Patti Rajpura, about 2.2 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 Tanda Parla.

Tanda Parla is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanda Parla is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about 2.2 km away. Palampur is about 3.3 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.

The closest recorded villages are Tanda (under 2 km), Tanda Holta (under 2 km) and Saralu (under 2 km).

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

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