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About Choli Village

Choli is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 203 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 112.82 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 203
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Choli compares

By the 2011 count Choli is the 90th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 112.82 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Choli

Choli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Choli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Choli from other places

Choli lies about 28 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 25 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 Choli
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 28 km
District headquarters Chamba 28 km

Villages closest to Choli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Choli village had a population of 419. That makes it the 90th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Choli village has 203 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choli has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Choli is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choli covers 112.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Choli falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Choli is Kangra Mandir, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Choli.

Choli is about 28 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choli is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 14 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 25 km away. Chaurah is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Trakar Khartap (2.3 km), Langha (6.5 km) and Dhar Jatbag (7.5 km).

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

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