About Chohak Village

Chohak is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,177, made up of 604 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chohak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chohak village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144207
Area (hectares)	198 hectares
Population	1,177
Male Population	604
Female Population	573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chohak compares

By the 2011 count Chohak is the 72nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chohak

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

Chohak lies about 27 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 8.4 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 Chohak
Nearest railway station	Khuda Kurala	8.4 km
Nearest town	Urmar	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	13 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	27 km

Villages closest to Chohak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chohak village had a population of 1,177. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Chohak village has 604 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chohak has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Chohak is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chohak covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chohak falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chohak is Khuda Kurala, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chohak.

Chohak is about 27 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chohak is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 8.4 km away. Urmar is about 11 km away. Dasua is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.