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About Koktha Village

Koktha is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 910 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koktha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koktha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 1,725
Male Population 910
Female Population 815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koktha compares

By the 2011 count Koktha is the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Koktha

Koktha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Koktha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Koktha from other places

Koktha lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 8.1 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 Koktha
Nearest railway station Paharpur 8.1 km
Nearest town Bagaha 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 12 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Koktha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Koktha

As per the Census of India 2011, Koktha village had a population of 1,725. That makes it the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Koktha village has 910 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koktha has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Koktha is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koktha covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koktha falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koktha is Paharpur, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Koktha.

Koktha is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koktha is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Paharpur is about 8.1 km away. Bagaha is about 10 km away. Tan Kuppa 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 Dariaura (under 2 km), Kataiya (3.3 km) and Mayapur (3.8 km).

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

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