About Chohan Village

Chohan is a large village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,379, made up of 1,264 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1740.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chohan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chohan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Majalta
Pincode	182117
Area (hectares)	1740.2 hectares
Population	2,379
Male Population	1,264
Female Population	1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chohan compares

By the 2011 count Chohan is the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 1740.2 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Chohan

Chohan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chohan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chohan from other places

Chohan lies about 22 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Manwal, about 5.2 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 Chohan
Nearest railway station	Manwal	5.2 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majalta	22 km
District headquarters	Udhampur	22 km

Villages closest to Chohan

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

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Common questions about Chohan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chohan village had a population of 2,379. That makes it the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Chohan village has 1,264 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chohan has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Chohan is 182117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chohan covers 1740.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chohan falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chohan is Manwal, about 5.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chohan.

Chohan is about 22 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chohan is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Manwal is about 5.2 km away. Sāmba is about 18 km away. Majalta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.