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About Chola Village

Chola is a large village in Sikandrabad tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,720, made up of 1,452 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.05 hectares hectares.

Chola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chola village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Sikandrabad
Area (hectares) 540.05 hectares
Population 2,720
Male Population 1,452
Female Population 1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chola compares

By the 2011 count Chola is the 30th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents. Its 540.05 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Chola

Chola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chola 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chola from other places

Chola lies about 11 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Chola, 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 Chola
Nearest railway station Chola 5.6 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikandrabad 15 km

Villages closest to Chola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chola village had a population of 2,720. That makes it the 30th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents.

Chola village has 1,452 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chola has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Chola covers 540.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chola falls under Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chola is Chola, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chola.

Chola is about 11 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chola is in Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Chola is about 5.6 km away. Bulandshahr is about 11 km away. Sikandrabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birondi Tajpur (1.9 km), Dhamera Nara (1.9 km) and Bahorabas (2.3 km).

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

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