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About Horila Village

Horila is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 145 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.9 hectares hectares.

Horila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Horila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 172.9 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 145
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Horila compares

By the 2011 count Horila is the 342nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 172.9 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Horila

Horila is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Horila as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Horila from other places

Horila lies about 47 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, about 31 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 Horila
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 26 km
Nearest railway station Sonbhadra 31 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 32 km
District headquarters Chandauli 47 km

Villages closest to Horila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Horila village had a population of 298. That makes it the 342nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Horila village has 145 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Horila has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Horila covers 172.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Horila falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Horila is Sonbhadra, about 31 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Horila.

Horila is about 47 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Horila is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 26 km away. Sonbhadra is about 31 km away. Robertsganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semariya (1.7 km), Semarsa Dhopur (1.7 km) and Pathraur (3.0 km).

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

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