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About Chohat Village

Chohat is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 209 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chohat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chohat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 209
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chohat compares

By the 2011 count Chohat is the 36th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chohat

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

Chohat lies about 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 55 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 Chohat
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 7.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 27 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 55 km

Villages closest to Chohat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chohat village had a population of 421. That makes it the 36th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Chohat village has 209 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chohat has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chohat is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chohat covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chohat falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chohat is Buffer Stop, about 55 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 Chohat.

Chohat is about 27 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chohat is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 7.1 km away. Mandi is about 27 km away. Buffer Stop is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baga (under 2 km), Kulthni (under 2 km) and Khanwachi (1.9 km).

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

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