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About Wojhwalia Village

Wojhwalia is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 314 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wojhwalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wojhwalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Pincode 821112
Area (hectares) 127.47 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 314
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wojhwalia compares

By the 2011 count Wojhwalia is the 88th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 127.47 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Wojhwalia

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

How far is Wojhwalia from other places

Wojhwalia lies about 68 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kudra, about 24 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 Wojhwalia
Tehsil headquarters Kochas under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kudra 24 km
Nearest town Nokha 26 km
District headquarters Rohtas 68 km

Villages closest to Wojhwalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wojhwalia village had a population of 629. That makes it the 88th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Wojhwalia village has 314 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wojhwalia has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Wojhwalia is 821112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wojhwalia covers 127.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wojhwalia falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Wojhwalia is Kudra, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Wojhwalia is about 68 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wojhwalia is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about under 2 km away. Kudra is about 24 km away. Nokha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Kochas (under 2 km) and Podumsi Dehra (1.7 km).

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

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