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About Kohlan Village

Kohlan is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 116 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohlan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohlan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 195.69 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 116
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohlan compares

By the 2011 count Kohlan is the 61st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 195.69 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Kohlan

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

Kohlan lies about 36 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 15 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 Kohlan
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 36 km

Villages closest to Kohlan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohlan village had a population of 222. That makes it the 61st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Kohlan village has 116 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohlan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Kohlan is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohlan covers 195.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kohlan falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohlan is Jawanwala Shahr, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Kohlan.

Kohlan is about 36 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohlan is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 8.4 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 15 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anain (under 2 km), Jolna Khas (2.4 km) and Thulel (2.8 km).

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

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