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About Kohlwin Village

Kohlwin is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 79 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohlwin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohlwin village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 29.7 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 79
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohlwin compares

By the 2011 count Kohlwin is the 177th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 29.7 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kohlwin

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

Kohlwin lies about 35 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 35 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 Kohlwin
Nearest town Sundarnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 24 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 35 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 35 km

Villages closest to Kohlwin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohlwin village had a population of 167. That makes it the 177th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kohlwin village has 79 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohlwin has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Kohlwin is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohlwin covers 29.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kohlwin falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohlwin is Olinda, about 35 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 Kohlwin.

Kohlwin is about 35 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohlwin is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Bhoranj is about 24 km away. Hamirpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladehra (under 2 km), Kangri (2.2 km) and Beri Bhatta (2.9 km).

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

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