About Chobhia Village

Chobhia is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 296 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chobhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chobhia village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Brahmaur
Pincode	176315
Area (hectares)	356.62 hectares
Population	589
Male Population	296
Female Population	293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chobhia compares

By the 2011 count Chobhia is the 17th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 356.62 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chobhia

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

Chobhia lies about 43 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 42 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 Chobhia
Tehsil headquarters	Brahmaur	4.2 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	36 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	42 km
District headquarters	Chamba	43 km

Villages closest to Chobhia

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

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Common questions about Chobhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chobhia village had a population of 589. That makes it the 17th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Chobhia village has 296 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chobhia has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chobhia is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chobhia covers 356.62 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.

Chobhia falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chobhia is Chamunda Marg, about 42 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 Chobhia.

Chobhia is about 43 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chobhia is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 4.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 36 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.