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About Kohnal Village

Kohnal is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 80 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohnal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 85.07 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 80
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kohnal compares

By the 2011 count Kohnal is the 147th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 85.07 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kohnal

Kohnal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kohnal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kohnal from other places

Kohnal lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Kohnal
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 18 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Kohnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohnal village had a population of 159. That makes it the 147th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Kohnal village has 80 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohnal has about 988 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 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kohnal is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohnal covers 85.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kohnal falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohnal is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kohnal.

Kohnal is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohnal is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 18 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Khabal (under 2 km), Janala (under 2 km) and Jarpal (under 2 km).

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

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