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About Halon Village

Halon is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 47 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 175050
Area (hectares) 69.47 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 47
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halon compares

By the 2011 count Halon is the 49th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 69.47 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Halon

Halon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Halon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Halon from other places

Halon lies about 124 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 54 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 Halon
Nearest town Chamba 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 22 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 54 km
District headquarters Mandi 124 km

Villages closest to Halon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halon village had a population of 94. That makes it the 49th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Halon village has 47 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Halon is 175050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halon covers 69.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Halon falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Halon is Nurpur Road, about 54 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Halon.

Halon is about 124 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halon is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Chamba is about 14 km away. Sandhol is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandroh (5.6 km), Kanohi (5.6 km) and Kaltri (7.5 km).

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

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