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About Halor Village

Halor is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 427 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halor village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 427
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Halor compares

By the 2011 count Halor is the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Halor

Halor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Halor 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 Halor from other places

Halor lies about 7.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Halor
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 7.3 km
District headquarters Doda 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 43 km

Villages closest to Halor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halor village had a population of 848. That makes it the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Halor village has 427 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halor has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Halor is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halor covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Halor falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Halor is Sumber, about 43 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 Halor.

Halor is about 7.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halor is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 7.3 km away. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Almigangota (under 2 km), Beli Chinalra (under 2 km) and Chalri (under 2 km).

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

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