About Chogan Village

Chogan is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 213 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176092, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chogan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chogan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176092
Area (hectares)	15.46 hectares
Population	472
Male Population	213
Female Population	259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,216
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chogan compares

By the 2011 count Chogan is the 126th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 15.46 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Chogan

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

Chogan lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 6.5 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 Chogan
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	13 km
District headquarters	Kangra	22 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km

Villages closest to Chogan

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.

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Common questions about Chogan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chogan village had a population of 472. That makes it the 126th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Chogan village has 213 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chogan has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Chogan is 176092. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chogan covers 15.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chogan falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chogan is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 6.5 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 Chogan.

Chogan is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chogan is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 6.5 km away. Palampur is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.