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About Khokha Village

Khokha is one of the larger villages in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,277, made up of 9,881 males and 9,396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1953 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khokha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khokha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 854301
Area (hectares) 1953 hectares
Population 19,277
Male Population 9,881
Female Population 9,396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Khokha compares

By the 2011 count Khokha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 1953 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Khokha

Khokha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khokha 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 Khokha from other places

Khokha lies about 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 11 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 Khokha
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 23 km

Villages closest to Khokha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khokha village had a population of 19,277. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Khokha village has 9,881 males and 9,396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khokha has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Khokha is 854301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khokha covers 1953 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khokha falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khokha is Satar Halt, about 11 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 Khokha.

Khokha is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khokha is in Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Srinagar is about 4.1 km away. Satar Halt is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khunti Dhanaili (4.9 km), Khunti Dhanaili Uria Bhag (4.9 km) and Basgarha (5.8 km).

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

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