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About Kohara Village

Kohara is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,747, made up of 2,435 males and 2,312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares.

Kohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 4,747
Male Population 2,435
Female Population 2,312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kohara compares

By the 2011 count Kohara is the 8th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kohara

Kohara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kohara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kohara from other places

Kohara lies about 9.2 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mira Bigha, about under 2 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 Kohara
Nearest railway station Mira Bigha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 7.4 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 9.2 km

Villages closest to Kohara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohara village had a population of 4,747. That makes it the 8th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kohara village has 2,435 males and 2,312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Kohara covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kohara falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kohara is Mira Bigha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kohara.

Kohara is about 9.2 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohara is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Mira Bigha is about under 2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 7.4 km away. Jehanabad is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dekuli (under 2 km), Sarthua (1.7 km) and Saren (1.9 km).

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

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