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About Choa Village

Choa is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 17 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,588 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, 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 Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 18.83 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 17
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,588
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 305th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 18.83 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

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
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 11 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 28 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 Nadaun 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 44. That makes it the 305th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Choa village has 17 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choa has about 1588 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Choa is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choa covers 18.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Choa falls under Nadaun 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 Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 11 km away. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh 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 Chauki Jattan (2.2 km), Chauki Rajputtan (2.2 km) and Dib (3.5 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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