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About Kora Village

Kora is a mid sized village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 532 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 439.5 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 532
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kora compares

By the 2011 count Kora is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 439.5 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kora

Kora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kora as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kora from other places

Kora lies about 22 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 46 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 Kora
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 5.0 km
District headquarters Rajouri 22 km
Nearest town Rajaori 26 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 46 km

Villages closest to Kora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kora village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Kora village has 532 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kora has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kora is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kora covers 439.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kora falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kora is Dugga, about 46 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kora.

Kora is about 22 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kora is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 5.0 km away. Rajouri is about 22 km away. Rajaori 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 Koral (under 2 km), Korlian (under 2 km) and Malhorin (under 2 km).

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

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