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About Holang Village

Holang is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 56 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 78.35 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 56
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Holang compares

By the 2011 count Holang is the 114th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 78.35 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Holang

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

Holang lies about 53 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, 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 Holang
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 19 km
Nearest town Baddi 33 km
District headquarters Solan 53 km

Villages closest to Holang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Holang village had a population of 109. That makes it the 114th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Holang village has 56 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holang has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Holang is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holang covers 78.35 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.

Holang falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Holang is Kiratpur Sahib, 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 Holang.

Holang is about 53 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holang is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 16 km away. Ramshahr is about 19 km away. Baddi 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 Nal (3.8 km), Nerli Chanalan (3.8 km) and Badokhari (4.3 km).

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

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