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About Kohala Village

Kohala is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 65 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176096
Area (hectares) 65.05 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 65
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohala compares

By the 2011 count Kohala is the 148th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 65.05 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Kohala

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

Kohala lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chauntra Bahetren, about 1.9 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 Kohala
Nearest railway station Chauntra Bahetren 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 20 km
Nearest town Mandi 39 km
District headquarters Kangra 46 km

Villages closest to Kohala

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 Kohala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohala village had a population of 133. That makes it the 148th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Kohala village has 65 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohala has about 1046 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 Kohala is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohala covers 65.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kohala is Chauntra Bahetren, about 1.9 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 Kohala.

Kohala is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohala is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Chauntra Bahetren is about 1.9 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalta (under 2 km), Nin (under 2 km) and Tandar (3.1 km).

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

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