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About Kohla Village

Kohla is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 45 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 45
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohla compares

By the 2011 count Kohla is the 149th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 967.

Getting to Kohla

Kohla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kohla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kohla from other places

Kohla lies about 9.0 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 5.6 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 Kohla
Nearest railway station Salogra 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 7.0 km
District headquarters Solan 9.0 km

Villages closest to Kohla

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 Kohla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohla village had a population of 81. That makes it the 149th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kohla village has 45 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohla has about 800 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 Kohla is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohla covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kohla is Salogra, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kohla.

Kohla is about 9.0 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohla is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 5.6 km away. Kandaghat is about 7.0 km away. Solan is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodon (under 2 km), Jhajha (under 2 km) and Kahla (under 2 km).

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

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