About Koara Village

Koara is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 225 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171009
Area (hectares)	136.79 hectares
Population	424
Male Population	225
Female Population	199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Koara compares

By the 2011 count Koara is the 31st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 136.79 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Koara

Koara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Koara from other places

Koara lies about 4.7 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 3.0 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 Koara
Nearest railway station	Taradevi	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	4.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	4.7 km

Villages closest to Koara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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.

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Common questions about Koara

As per the Census of India 2011, Koara village had a population of 424. That makes it the 31st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Koara village has 225 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koara has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Koara is 171009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koara covers 136.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koara falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Koara is Taradevi, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Koara.

Koara is about 4.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koara is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Taradevi is about 3.0 km away. Shimla Rural is about 4.7 km away. Shimla is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.