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About Kohila Village

Kohila is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 424 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Kohila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohila village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 424
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kohila compares

By the 2011 count Kohila is the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kohila

Kohila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kohila as Available within <5 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 Kohila from other places

Kohila lies about 137 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 8.0 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 Kohila
Nearest railway station Naya Nagar 8.0 km
Nearest town Rosera 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 137 km

Villages closest to Kohila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohila village had a population of 778. That makes it the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Kohila village has 424 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohila has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Kohila covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kohila falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kohila is Naya Nagar, about 8.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kohila.

Kohila is about 137 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohila is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Naya Nagar is about 8.0 km away. Rosera is about 11 km away. Dagarua 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 Pararia (3.1 km), Mathaur (3.7 km) and Ladua (5.9 km).

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

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