About Kokar Village

Kokar is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 670 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Kuru
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	313 hectares
Population	1,331
Male Population	670
Female Population	661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokar compares

By the 2011 count Kokar is the 26th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kokar

Kokar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kokar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kokar from other places

Kokar lies about 25 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is McCluskieganj, 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 Kokar
Tehsil headquarters	Kuru	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	McCluskieganj	14 km
Nearest town	Khalāri	17 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	25 km

Villages closest to Kokar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokar village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 26th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Kokar village has 670 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokar has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kokar is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokar covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kokar falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kokar is McCluskieganj, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kokar.

Kokar is about 25 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokar is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kuru is about 7.6 km away. McCluskieganj is about 14 km away. Khalāri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.