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About Koh Village

Koh is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 680 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.41 hectares hectares.

Koh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Peterwar
Area (hectares) 392.41 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 680
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koh compares

By the 2011 count Koh is the 31st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 392.41 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Koh

Koh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Koh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Koh from other places

Koh lies about 34 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Gola Road, 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 Koh
Nearest railway station Gola Road 16 km
Nearest town Kathhāra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Peterwar 34 km
District headquarters Bokaro 34 km

Villages closest to Koh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koh village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 31st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Koh village has 680 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koh has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Koh covers 392.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koh falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Koh is Gola Road, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Koh.

Koh is about 34 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koh is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Gola Road is about 16 km away. Kathhāra is about 16 km away. Peterwar 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 Munga Sarla Alias Bhurhangor (under 2 km), Sarla Khurdalias Jaradih (1.7 km) and Obra (2.0 km).

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

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