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About Holi Village

Holi is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 64 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 766 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246139
Area (hectares) 61.9 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 64
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 766
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 Holi compares

By the 2011 count Holi is the 233rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 61.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Holi

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

Holi lies about 8.7 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Holi
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 2.3 km
District headquarters Garhwal 8.7 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 20 km

Villages closest to Holi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Holi village had a population of 113. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Holi village has 64 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holi has about 766 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Holi is 246139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holi covers 61.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Holi falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Holi is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Holi.

Holi is about 8.7 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holi is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 2.3 km away. Garhwal is about 8.7 km away. Kotdwāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kholiyari (under 2 km), Lweetha Lagga Matholi (under 2 km) and Majakholi Or Manj Khol (under 2 km).

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

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