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About Haloon Village

Haloon is a mid sized village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 263 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haloon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haloon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 36.77 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 263
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haloon compares

By the 2011 count Haloon is the 5th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 36.77 hectares work out to about 14 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 1158.

Getting to Haloon

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

Haloon lies about 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Haloon
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Thural 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 57 km

Villages closest to Haloon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thural 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 Haloon

As per the Census of India 2011, Haloon village had a population of 513. That makes it the 5th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Haloon village has 263 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haloon has about 951 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 1158.

The pincode recorded for Haloon is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haloon covers 36.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haloon falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Haloon is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Haloon.

Haloon is about 57 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haloon is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Thural is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanwar (6.6 km), Chula Uparla (20 km) and Tikkri (26 km).

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

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