About Chogan Village

Chogan is a large village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,520, made up of 1,384 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176195, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chogan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chogan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176195
Area (hectares)	139.42 hectares
Population	2,520
Male Population	1,384
Female Population	1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	821
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chogan compares

By the 2011 count Chogan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 139.42 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Chogan

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

Chogan lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 1.7 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 Chogan
Nearest railway station	Ahju	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	6.3 km
Nearest town	Mandi	42 km
District headquarters	Kangra	43 km

Villages closest to Chogan

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

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Common questions about Chogan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chogan village had a population of 2,520. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Chogan village has 1,384 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chogan has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Chogan is 176195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chogan covers 139.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chogan falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chogan is Ahju, about 1.7 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 Chogan.

Chogan is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chogan is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 1.7 km away. Baijnath is about 6.3 km away. Mandi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.