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About Kohka Village

Kohka is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 280 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.35 hectares hectares.

Kohka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 251.35 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 280
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kohka compares

By the 2011 count Kohka is the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 251.35 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1024.

Getting to Kohka

Kohka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kohka 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 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 22 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Birsola, about 6.8 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 Kirnapur 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Birsola 6.8 km
Nearest town Gondiā 20 km
District headquarters Balaghat 22 km

Villages closest to Kohka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kirnapur 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 566. That makes it the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Kohka village has 280 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohka has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Kohka covers 251.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kohka is Birsola, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kohka.

Kohka is about 22 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 Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 6.8 km away. Birsola is about 6.8 km away. Gondiā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajegaon (1.6 km), Deogaon (1.7 km) and Koste (3.0 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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