About Chokkar Village

Chokkar is a mid sized village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 624 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1046.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chokkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokkar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nohra
Pincode	173104
Area (hectares)	1046.87 hectares
Population	1,194
Male Population	624
Female Population	570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chokkar compares

By the 2011 count Chokkar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 1046.87 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Chokkar

Chokkar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chokkar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chokkar from other places

Chokkar lies about 76 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Chokkar
Tehsil headquarters	Nohra	3.7 km
Nearest town	Shimla	29 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	29 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	76 km

Villages closest to Chokkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chokkar village had a population of 1,194. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Chokkar village has 624 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokkar has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Chokkar is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chokkar covers 1046.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chokkar falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chokkar is Summer Hill, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chokkar.

Chokkar is about 76 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chokkar is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nohra is about 3.7 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.