About Chohla Village

Chohla is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 141 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chohla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chohla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176215
Area (hectares)	117.04 hectares
Population	279
Male Population	141
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chohla compares

By the 2011 count Chohla is the 106th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 117.04 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chohla

Chohla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chohla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chohla from other places

Chohla lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 14 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 Chohla
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	1.6 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	17 km

Villages closest to Chohla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chohla village had a population of 279. That makes it the 106th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Chohla village has 141 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chohla has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Chohla is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chohla covers 117.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chohla falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chohla is Nagrota, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chohla.

Chohla is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chohla is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 1.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 1.6 km away. Nagrota is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.