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About Koia Village

Koia is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 257 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.8 hectares hectares.

Koia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 88.8 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 257
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Koia compares

By the 2011 count Koia is the 139th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 88.8 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Koia

Koia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Koia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Koia from other places

Koia lies about 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Salmari, about 2.9 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 Koia
Nearest railway station Salmari 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 11 km
District headquarters Katihar 29 km

Villages closest to Koia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koia village had a population of 547. That makes it the 139th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Koia village has 257 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koia has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Koia covers 88.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koia falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koia is Salmari, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Koia.

Koia is about 29 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koia is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Salmari is about 2.9 km away. Azamnagar is about 11 km away. Katihar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanganj (1.9 km), Chaugharia (2.0 km) and Chhagharia (2.0 km).

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

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