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About Kohala Khas Village

Kohala Khas is a mid sized village in Kangra tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 277 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohala Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohala Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Kangra
Pincode 176001
Area (hectares) 86.74 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 277
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kohala Khas compares

By the 2011 count Kohala Khas is the 58th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 86.74 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kohala Khas

Kohala Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kohala Khas 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kohala Khas from other places

Kohala Khas lies about 8.1 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 6.0 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 Khas
Nearest railway station Samloti 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kangra 8.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 8.6 km

Villages closest to Kohala Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohala Khas village had a population of 535. That makes it the 58th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Kohala Khas village has 277 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohala Khas has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kohala Khas is 176001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohala Khas covers 86.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kohala Khas is Samloti, about 6.0 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 village for Kohala Khas.

Kohala Khas is about 8.1 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohala Khas is in Kangra tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 6.0 km away. Kangra is about 8.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khui (under 2 km), Buhli Bhadwal (1.5 km) and Simbal Khola (1.9 km).

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

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