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About Kohla Village

Kohla is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 45 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177107, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177107
Area (hectares) 65.87 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 45
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 244th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 65.87 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

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 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, 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
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Talwāra 31 km

Villages closest to Kohla

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 Kohla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohla village had a population of 89. That makes it the 244th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Kohla village has 45 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohla has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kohla is 177107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohla covers 65.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kohla is Tripal, 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 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohla is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 2.6 km away. Tripal is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diyal (under 2 km), Bhardyal (1.9 km) and Bharyara (1.9 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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