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About Khoba Village

Khoba is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 2 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khoba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khoba village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246122
Area (hectares) 18.35 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 2
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khoba compares

By the 2011 count Khoba is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 18.35 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Khoba

Khoba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khoba as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Khoba from other places

Khoba lies about 12 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Khoba
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 11 km
District headquarters Garhwal 12 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 20 km

Villages closest to Khoba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khoba village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Khoba village has 2 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khoba has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Khoba is 246122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khoba covers 18.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khoba falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khoba is Kotdwara, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Khoba.

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

Khoba is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 11 km away. Garhwal is about 12 km away. Kotdwāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saur (under 2 km), Churra (under 2 km) and Kunti (under 2 km).

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

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