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About Chola Village

Chola is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 4 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 4
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chola compares

By the 2011 count Chola is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Chola

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

Chola lies about 32 km from Solan. 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 Chola
Nearest town Shimla 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 32 km
District headquarters Solan 32 km

Villages closest to Chola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chola village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Chola village has 4 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chola has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Chola is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chola covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chola falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chola notes the nearest railway station 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 Chola.

Chola is about 32 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chola is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 13 km away. Darlaghat is about 32 km away. Solan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haryawal (under 2 km), Chamba (3.0 km) and Kolka (3.7 km).

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

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