| Official Name: | Chotala |
| Native Name Lang: | ur |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Punjab, Pakistan |
| Coordinates: | 32.8178°N 73.5773°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jhelum |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jhelum |
| Subdivision Type4: | Union Council |
| Subdivision Name4: | Chotala |
| Subdivision Type5: | Post Office |
| Subdivision Name5: | Chotala |
| Government Type: | Union Council |
| Elevation M: | 257 |
| Timezone: | PKT |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Population Total: | 6,244 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Est: | 6,856 |
Chotala (Urdu: {{nq|چوٹالہ), is a village in the Jhelum District of Punjab, Pakistan. It serves as the central hub for the Chotala union council within Jhelum Tehsil,[2] positioned 18.19 kilometers southwest of Jhelum city and 56 kilometers northeast of Pind Dadan Khan.[3]
Chotala is a surname of Hindu origin, likely serving as the namesake for the village. However, there are no individuals in the village bearing that surname.[4]
Chotala is located in the central part of Jhelum Tehsil, in proximity to the border of Dina Tehsil, within the plains between the Jhelum River and the Salt Range.[5]
| Historical population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | Time span (yrs) | %± | Annual RoG %± |
| 1951 | 1,070 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 1,391 | 10 | 30% | 2.66% |
| 1972 | 2,145 | 11 | 54.21% | 4.02 |
| 1981 | 2,417 | 9 | 12.68% | 1.34% |
| 1998 | 4,647 | 17 | 92.26% | 3.92% |
| 2017 | 6,244 | 19 | 34.37% | 1.57% |
| 2023 (est) | 6,856 | 6 | 9.8% | 1.57% |
| Sources[6] [7] | ||||