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About Kastbhoj Jokhan Village

Kastbhoj Jokhan is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 26 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.04 hectares hectares.

Kastbhoj Jokhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kastbhoj Jokhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 8.04 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 26
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kastbhoj Jokhan compares

By the 2011 count Kastbhoj Jokhan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 8.04 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kastbhoj Jokhan

Kastbhoj Jokhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kastbhoj Jokhan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kastbhoj Jokhan from other places

Kastbhoj Jokhan lies about 46 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 37 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 Kastbhoj Jokhan
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 30 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 37 km
Nearest town Azamgarh 39 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 46 km

Villages closest to Kastbhoj Jokhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khajni 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 Kastbhoj Jokhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kastbhoj Jokhan village had a population of 47. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Kastbhoj Jokhan village has 26 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kastbhoj Jokhan has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Kastbhoj Jokhan covers 8.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kastbhoj Jokhan falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kastbhoj Jokhan is Maghar, about 37 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kastbhoj Jokhan.

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

Kastbhoj Jokhan is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 30 km away. Maghar is about 37 km away. Azamgarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rapatpur (under 2 km), Jadwapur (under 2 km) and Tikapur (under 2 km).

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

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