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About Khoba Village

Khoba is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 542 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khoba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khoba village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 542
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khoba compares

By the 2011 count Khoba is the 117th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Khoba

Khoba is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khoba as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khoba from other places

Khoba lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sarna, about 2.5 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 Khoba
Nearest railway station Sarna 2.5 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 9.9 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Khoba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khoba village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 117th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Khoba village has 542 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khoba has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Khoba is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khoba covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khoba falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khoba is Sarna, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khoba.

Khoba is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khoba is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sarna is about 2.5 km away. Sujānpur is about 9.2 km away. Pathankot is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaswan Lahri (under 2 km), Gobindsar (under 2 km) and Lehri Bawian (under 2 km).

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

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