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About Chohala Village

Chohala is a large village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,111, made up of 2,178 males and 1,933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chohala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chohala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 374.3 hectares
Population 4,111
Male Population 2,178
Female Population 1,933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chohala compares

By the 2011 count Chohala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 374.3 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chohala

Chohala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chohala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chohala from other places

Chohala lies about 18 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 15 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 Chohala
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 15 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 18 km
District headquarters Jammu 18 km

Villages closest to Chohala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Chohala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chohala village had a population of 4,111. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Chohala village has 2,178 males and 1,933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chohala has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Chohala is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chohala covers 374.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chohala falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chohala is Bari Brahman, about 15 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 village for Chohala.

Chohala is about 18 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chohala is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 15 km away. Bari Brahman is about 15 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Talab (under 2 km), Thikrian (2.0 km) and Gondla (2.6 km).

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

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