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About Kohka Village

Kohka is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,361, made up of 680 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605.73 hectares hectares.

Kohka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 605.73 hectares
Population 1,361
Male Population 680
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kohka compares

By the 2011 count Kohka is the 44th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 605.73 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kohka

Kohka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kohka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kohka from other places

Kohka lies about 52 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Chiraidongri, 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 Kohka
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 3.4 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 15 km
Nearest railway station Chiraidongri 46 km
District headquarters Balaghat 52 km

Villages closest to Kohka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohka village had a population of 1,361. That makes it the 44th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Kohka village has 680 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohka has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Kohka covers 605.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kohka falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohka is Chiraidongri, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kohka.

Kohka is about 52 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohka is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 3.4 km away. Malajkhand is about 15 km away. Chiraidongri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katangi (3.1 km), Baspahera Baihar (3.4 km) and Bilaikhar (3.4 km).

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

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