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About Chochar Village

Chochar is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 63 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chochar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chochar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 63
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chochar compares

By the 2011 count Chochar is the 87th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chochar

Chochar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chochar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chochar from other places

Chochar lies about 56 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 5.4 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 Chochar
Nearest railway station Kandrori 5.4 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 9.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 56 km

Villages closest to Chochar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chochar village had a population of 138. That makes it the 87th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Chochar village has 63 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chochar has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chochar is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chochar covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chochar falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chochar is Kandrori, about 5.4 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 village for Chochar.

Chochar is about 56 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chochar is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 5.4 km away. Pathānkot is about 5.8 km away. Indora is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damtal (2.2 km), Reserve Jangal Damtal (2.2 km) and Mohtli (2.3 km).

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

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