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About Chohla Village

Chohla is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 98 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176086, 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 Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176086
Area (hectares) 60.79 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 98
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chohla compares

By the 2011 count Chohla is the 112th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 60.79 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Chohla

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

Chohla lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 18 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 Jaisinghpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 38 km

Villages closest to Chohla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chohla village had a population of 198. That makes it the 112th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Chohla village has 98 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chohla has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Chohla is 176086. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chohla covers 60.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chohla is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 18 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 Chohla.

Chohla is about 29 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 Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 11 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagun (under 2 km), Bandahu Khas (under 2 km) and Kotlu (1.6 km).

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

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