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About Kokal Village

Kokal is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,942, made up of 1,024 males and 918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271831
Area (hectares) 307.04 hectares
Population 1,942
Male Population 1,024
Female Population 918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Kokal compares

By the 2011 count Kokal is the 139th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 307.04 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Kokal

Kokal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kokal 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 Kokal from other places

Kokal lies about 15 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 22 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 Kokal
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 12 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 15 km
Nearest railway station Risia 22 km

Villages closest to Kokal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokal village had a population of 1,942. That makes it the 139th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Kokal village has 1,024 males and 918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokal has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Kokal is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokal covers 307.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kokal falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kokal is Risia, about 22 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 Kokal.

Kokal is about 15 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokal is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhinga is about 12 km away. Shrawasti is about 15 km away. Risia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhangha (1.8 km), Bhagvanpur (2.6 km) and Bhagwanpur (2.6 km).

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

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