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About Heb Village

Heb is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 120 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heb village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 96.14 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 120
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heb compares

By the 2011 count Heb is the 37th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 96.14 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Heb

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

Heb lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 Heb
Tehsil headquarters Thural under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km

Villages closest to Heb

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 Heb

As per the Census of India 2011, Heb village had a population of 238. That makes it the 37th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Heb village has 120 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heb has about 983 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 Heb is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heb covers 96.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Heb is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 Heb.

Heb 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.

Heb is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about under 2 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kana Suan (under 2 km), Malehar (under 2 km) and Nalehar (under 2 km).

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

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