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About Choran Village

Choran is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 67 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176031
Area (hectares) 27.8 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 67
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Choran compares

By the 2011 count Choran is the 201st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 27.8 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Choran

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

Choran lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Choran
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 9.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Talwāra 32 km

Villages closest to Choran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Choran

As per the Census of India 2011, Choran village had a population of 141. That makes it the 201st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Choran village has 67 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choran has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Choran is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choran covers 27.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Choran falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Choran is Tripal, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance for Choran.

Choran is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choran is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 5.8 km away. Tripal is about 9.1 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amblahr (under 2 km), Miyol (under 2 km) and Paleta (under 2 km).

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

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