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About Kohabara Village

Kohabara is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,901, made up of 1,533 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Kohabara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohabara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 2,901
Male Population 1,533
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kohabara compares

By the 2011 count Kohabara is the 35th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kohabara

Kohabara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kohabara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kohabara from other places

Kohabara lies about 25 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 7.8 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 Kohabara
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 25 km

Villages closest to Kohabara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohabara village had a population of 2,901. That makes it the 35th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Kohabara village has 1,533 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohabara has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Kohabara covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kohabara falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kohabara is Jalalgarh, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance for Kohabara.

Kohabara is about 25 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohabara is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 7.8 km away. Amour is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manuwara (under 2 km), Kumharua (1.7 km) and Adhang (2.1 km).

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

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