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About Kohara Village

Kohara is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 254 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.71 hectares hectares.

Kohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 63.71 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 254
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
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 Kohara compares

By the 2011 count Kohara is the 235th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 63.71 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kohara

Kohara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kohara 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 Kohara from other places

Kohara lies about 12 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 11 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 Kohara
Nearest railway station Domingarh 11 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 13 km

Villages closest to Kohara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohara village had a population of 561. That makes it the 235th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Kohara village has 254 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohara has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Kohara covers 63.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kohara falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohara is Domingarh, about 11 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 Kohara.

Kohara is about 12 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohara is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Domingarh is about 11 km away. Gorakhpur is about 12 km away. Bansgaon is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pichhaura (2.9 km), Bhawan Pokhar (4.5 km) and Kotha Ah (4.7 km).

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

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