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About Kohra Village

Kohra is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 905 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.42 hectares hectares.

Kohra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 215.42 hectares
Population 1,831
Male Population 905
Female Population 926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Kohra compares

By the 2011 count Kohra is the 123rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 215.42 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kohra

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

Kohra lies about 59 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Malipur railway station, about 14 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 Kohra
Nearest railway station Malipur railway station 14 km
Nearest town Akbarpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 30 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 59 km

Villages closest to Kohra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohra village had a population of 1,831. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Kohra village has 905 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohra has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Kohra covers 215.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kohra falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohra is Malipur railway station, about 14 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 Kohra.

Kohra is about 59 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohra is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Malipur railway station is about 14 km away. Akbarpur is about 19 km away. Shahganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorabari (6.9 km), Nempur (7.6 km) and Bisava Taalluka Tikri (9.6 km).

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

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