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About Kokra Village

Kokra is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 36 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 174320
Area (hectares) 77.79 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 36
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokra compares

By the 2011 count Kokra is the 247th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 77.79 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Kokra

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

Kokra lies about 50 km from Una, 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 Kokra
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 34 km
District headquarters Una 50 km

Villages closest to Kokra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokra village had a population of 74. That makes it the 247th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Kokra village has 36 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokra has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kokra is 174320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokra covers 77.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kokra falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kokra 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 Kokra.

Kokra is about 50 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokra is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 14 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Bangana is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolka (under 2 km), Thathun (under 2 km) and Hatli (2.3 km).

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

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