About Chotala Village

Chotala is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 787 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chotala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chotala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144207
Area (hectares)	612 hectares
Population	1,496
Male Population	787
Female Population	709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chotala compares

By the 2011 count Chotala is the 51st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 612 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chotala

Chotala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chotala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chotala from other places

Chotala lies about 36 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, 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 Chotala
Nearest town	Urmar	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Tanda Urmar	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	14 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	36 km

Villages closest to Chotala

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 Chotala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chotala village had a population of 1,496. That makes it the 51st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Chotala village has 787 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chotala has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

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

Chotala covers 612 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chotala falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chotala is Tanda Urmar, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chotala.

Chotala is about 36 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chotala is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Urmar is about 4.9 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 5.6 km away. Dasua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.