About Kobja Village

Kobja is a large village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,603, made up of 1,338 males and 1,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2496 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kobja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kobja village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	2496 hectares
Population	2,603
Male Population	1,338
Female Population	1,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kobja compares

By the 2011 count Kobja is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 2496 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kobja

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

Kobja lies about 28 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 54 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 Kobja
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	11 km
Nearest town	Simdega	26 km
District headquarters	Gumla	28 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	54 km

Villages closest to Kobja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kobja village had a population of 2,603. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Kobja village has 1,338 males and 1,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kobja has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kobja is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kobja covers 2496 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.

Kobja falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kobja is Kurkura, about 54 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 Kobja.

Kobja is about 28 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kobja is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 11 km away. Simdega is about 26 km away. Gumla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.