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About Holdang Village

Holdang is a mid sized village in Morang tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 306 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holdang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holdang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Morang
Pincode 172116
Area (hectares) 123.96 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 306
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Holdang compares

By the 2011 count Holdang is the 6th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 277 residents. Its 123.96 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Holdang

Holdang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Holdang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhar Yamdaling, Fulang Thach, Gigu Lang and Gramang. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Holdang

As per the Census of India 2011, Holdang village had a population of 556. That makes it the 6th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 277 residents.

Holdang village has 306 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holdang has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Holdang is 172116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holdang covers 123.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Holdang falls under Morang tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Holdang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Holdang.

Holdang is in Morang tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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