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About Choa Village

Choa is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 61 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,557 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 85.05 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 61
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,557
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 Choa compares

By the 2011 count Choa is the 131st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 85.05 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1122.

Getting to Choa

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

Choa lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 28 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 Choa
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 33 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 46 km

Villages closest to Choa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Choa village had a population of 156. That makes it the 131st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Choa village has 61 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choa has about 1557 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Choa is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choa covers 85.05 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.

Choa falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Choa is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 28 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 Choa.

Choa is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choa is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 28 km away. Barsar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baeri (2.7 km), Bari Di Bhaun (2.7 km) and Baritar (2.7 km).

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

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