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About Koka Village

Koka is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 68 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176031
Area (hectares) 94.18 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 68
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,294
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koka compares

By the 2011 count Koka is the 93rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 94.18 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Koka

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

Koka lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Koka
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Koka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koka village had a population of 156. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Koka village has 68 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koka has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Koka is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koka covers 94.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koka falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Koka is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 village for Koka.

Koka is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koka is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 7.0 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 14 km away. Kangra 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 Patreli (under 2 km), Maira (under 2 km) and Nahli (1.6 km).

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

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