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About Urla Village

Urla is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 144 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 61.63 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 144
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urla compares

By the 2011 count Urla is the 59th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 61.63 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Urla

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

Urla lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 46 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 Urla
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 13 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 46 km

Villages closest to Urla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urla village had a population of 297. That makes it the 59th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Urla village has 144 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urla has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Urla is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urla covers 61.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urla falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Urla is Summer Hill, about 46 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 Urla.

Urla is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urla is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 13 km away. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Mandi 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 Dagwan (under 2 km), Jharwar (3.0 km) and D P F Danta Nala (6.5 km).

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

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