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About Chohra Village

Chohra is a mid sized village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 300 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chohra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chohra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 300
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Chohra compares

By the 2011 count Chohra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chohra

Chohra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chohra 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 Chohra from other places

Chohra lies about 7.7 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 3.9 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 Chohra
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Kanoh 3.9 km
District headquarters Solan 7.7 km

Villages closest to Chohra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chohra village had a population of 563. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Chohra village has 300 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chohra has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chohra is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chohra covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chohra falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chohra is Kanoh, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Chohra.

Chohra is about 7.7 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chohra is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 3.9 km away. Kanoh is about 3.9 km away. Solan is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghainti (1.5 km), Kiari (2.1 km) and Parotha (2.1 km).

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

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