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About Kohla Village

Kohla is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 30 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176208
Area (hectares) 16.41 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 30
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohla compares

By the 2011 count Kohla is the 137th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 16.41 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Kohla

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

Kohla lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 15 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 Kohla
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km

Villages closest to Kohla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohla village had a population of 56. That makes it the 137th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Kohla village has 30 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohla has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Kohla is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohla covers 16.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kohla falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohla is Jawanwala Shahr, about 15 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 Kohla.

Kohla is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohla is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 6.2 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 15 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasar (1.9 km), Jhikla Baranj (2.5 km) and Baroti (2.6 km).

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

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