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About Chotia Thoba Village

Chotia Thoba is a mid sized village in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 460 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chotia Thoba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chotia Thoba village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Bagha Purana
Pincode 142038
Area (hectares) 371 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 460
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chotia Thoba compares

By the 2011 count Chotia Thoba is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 371 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Chotia Thoba

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

Chotia Thoba lies about 12 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ghalkalan, about 9.9 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 Chotia Thoba
Tehsil headquarters Bagha Purana 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Ghalkalan 9.9 km
District headquarters Moga 12 km

Villages closest to Chotia Thoba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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 Chotia Thoba

As per the Census of India 2011, Chotia Thoba village had a population of 883. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Chotia Thoba village has 460 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chotia Thoba has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Chotia Thoba is 142038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chotia Thoba covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chotia Thoba falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chotia Thoba is Ghalkalan, about 9.9 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 village for Chotia Thoba.

Chotia Thoba is about 12 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chotia Thoba is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 6.0 km away. Ghalkalan is about 9.9 km away. Moga is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jai Singhwala (under 2 km), Chand Nawan (2.3 km) and Chand Purana (2.4 km).

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

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