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About Kohala Village

Kohala is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 100 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 73.53 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 100
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 Kohala compares

By the 2011 count Kohala is the 154th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 73.53 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 918.

Getting to Kohala

Kohala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kohala 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 Kohala from other places

Kohala lies about 51 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Kohala
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 22 km
Nearest town Baddi 32 km
District headquarters Solan 51 km

Villages closest to Kohala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohala village had a population of 187. That makes it the 154th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Kohala village has 100 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohala has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kohala is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohala covers 73.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kohala falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohala is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Kohala.

Kohala is about 51 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohala is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Nalagarh is about 22 km away. Baddi 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 Dharel (under 2 km), Chamba (under 2 km) and Jangal Chamba (under 2 km).

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

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