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About Koba Village

Koba is a mid sized village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 479 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koba village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Olpad
Pincode 394540
Area (hectares) 624.19 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 479
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koba compares

By the 2011 count Koba is the 67th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 624.19 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Koba

Koba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koba as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Koba from other places

Koba lies about 26 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Kudsad, about 16 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 Koba
Tehsil headquarters Olpad 10 km
Nearest railway station Kudsad 16 km
Nearest town Tarsadi 20 km
District headquarters Surat 26 km

Villages closest to Koba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koba village had a population of 939. That makes it the 67th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Koba village has 479 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koba has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Koba is 394540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koba covers 624.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koba falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Koba is Kudsad, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Koba.

Koba is about 26 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koba is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. Olpad is about 10 km away. Kudsad is about 16 km away. Tarsadi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pardi Koba (under 2 km), Bhatgam (6.3 km) and Pardi Zankhri (9.1 km).

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

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