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About Hol Village

Hol is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,475, made up of 783 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hol village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141414
Area (hectares) 313 hectares
Population 1,475
Male Population 783
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hol compares

By the 2011 count Hol is the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Hol

Hol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hol as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hol from other places

Hol lies about 72 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Banjara, about 4.4 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 Hol
Nearest railway station Sarai Banjara 4.4 km
Nearest town Rajpura 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanna 30 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 72 km

Villages closest to Hol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hol village had a population of 1,475. That makes it the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Hol village has 783 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hol has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Hol is 141414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hol covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hol falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hol is Sarai Banjara, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hol.

Hol is about 72 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hol is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sarai Banjara is about 4.4 km away. Rajpura is about 14 km away. Khanna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraingarh (20 km), Nasrali (23 km) and Manak Majra (23 km).

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

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