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About Chho Village

Chho is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 57 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chho village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176211
Area (hectares) 32.72 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 57
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chho compares

By the 2011 count Chho is the 299th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 32.72 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 971.

Getting to Chho

Chho is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chho 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chho from other places

Chho lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Chho
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 13 km
Nearest town Mamun 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 45 km

Villages closest to Chho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chho village had a population of 106. That makes it the 299th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Chho village has 57 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chho has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chho is 176211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chho covers 32.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chho falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chho is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chho.

Chho is about 45 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chho is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 9.4 km away. Nurpur Road is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niar (under 2 km), Taleh (under 2 km) and Khowara (under 2 km).

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

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