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About Kohabara Village

Kohabara is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 296 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohabara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohabara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814101
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 296
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohabara compares

By the 2011 count Kohabara is the 72nd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kohabara

Kohabara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kohabara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kohabara from other places

Kohabara lies about 14 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Kohabara
Nearest railway station Barapalasi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 4.8 km
District headquarters Dumka 14 km

Villages closest to Kohabara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohabara village had a population of 592. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Kohabara village has 296 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohabara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kohabara is 814101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohabara covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kohabara falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kohabara is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Kohabara.

Kohabara is about 14 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohabara is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Jama is about 4.8 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Jaruadih Baratikar (under 2 km) and Lakrapahari (under 2 km).

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

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