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About Kohla Village

Kohla is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 140 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,236 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176040
Area (hectares) 60.66 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 140
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,236
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohla compares

By the 2011 count Kohla is the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 60.66 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Kohla

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

Kohla lies about 53 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Kohla
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Nearest town Baddi 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 32 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 53 km

Villages closest to Kohla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohla village had a population of 313. That makes it the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Kohla village has 140 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohla has about 1236 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Kohla is 176040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohla covers 60.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kohla falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohla is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Kohla.

Kohla is about 53 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohla is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Baddi is about 32 km away. Dhatwal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijhri (2.5 km), Dabhiri (2.5 km) and Gharyani Darwari (2.5 km).

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

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