About Choela Village

Choela is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 119 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choela village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171225
Area (hectares)	70.26 hectares
Population	224
Male Population	119
Female Population	105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Choela compares

By the 2011 count Choela is the 65th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 70.26 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 981.

Getting to Choela

Choela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Choela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Choela from other places

Choela lies about 14 km from Shimla. 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 Choela
District headquarters	Shimla	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	24 km

Villages closest to Choela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Choela village had a population of 224. That makes it the 65th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Choela village has 119 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choela has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Choela is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choela covers 70.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Choela falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Choela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Choela.

Choela is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choela is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 14 km away. Kotkhai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.