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About Chahr Khola Village

Chahr Khola is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 126 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chahr Khola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahr Khola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176060
Area (hectares) 73.74 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 126
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chahr Khola compares

By the 2011 count Chahr Khola is the 235th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 73.74 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Chahr Khola

Chahr Khola is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chahr Khola 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chahr Khola from other places

Chahr Khola lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 1.6 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 Chahr Khola
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km

Villages closest to Chahr Khola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Chahr Khola

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahr Khola village had a population of 264. That makes it the 235th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Chahr Khola village has 126 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahr Khola has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Chahr Khola is 176060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chahr Khola covers 73.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chahr Khola falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chahr Khola is Chamunda Marg, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chahr Khola.

Chahr Khola is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chahr Khola is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 1.6 km away. Palampur is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheli (under 2 km), Dholta (under 2 km) and Darang Khas (under 2 km).

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

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