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About Koma Village

Koma is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 12 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.83 hectares hectares.

Koma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koma village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 55.83 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 12
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Koma compares

By the 2011 count Koma is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 55.83 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Koma

Koma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Koma 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koma from other places

Koma lies about 19 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 3.8 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 Koma
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 5.5 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 11 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 19 km

Villages closest to Koma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koma village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Koma village has 12 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koma has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Koma covers 55.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koma falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Koma is Sihapar Halt, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Koma.

Koma is about 19 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koma is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 3.8 km away. Sahjanwa is about 5.5 km away. Khalīlābād is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surdahi (under 2 km), Kolhui (under 2 km) and Bargo (under 2 km).

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

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