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About Kokta Village

Kokta is a mid sized village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 339 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokta village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Pincode 444303
Area (hectares) 393.13 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 339
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kokta compares

By the 2011 count Kokta is the 95th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 393.13 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kokta

Kokta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kokta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kokta from other places

Kokta lies about 46 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 4.5 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 Kokta
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 4.5 km
Nearest town Khāmgaon 4.6 km
District headquarters Buldana 46 km

Villages closest to Kokta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokta village had a population of 657. That makes it the 95th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Kokta village has 339 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokta has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Kokta is 444303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokta covers 393.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kokta falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kokta is Khamgaon, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kokta.

Kokta is about 46 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokta is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Khamgaon is about 4.5 km away. Khāmgaon is about 4.6 km away. Buldana 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 Makta (under 2 km), Wadi (1.6 km) and Ghatpuri (4.5 km).

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

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