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About Khora Village

Khora is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 462 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 179.68 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 462
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khora compares

By the 2011 count Khora is the 99th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 179.68 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Khora

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

How far is Khora from other places

Khora lies about 29 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, 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 Khora
Nearest railway station Telta 14 km
Nearest town Kasba 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 29 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 29 km

Villages closest to Khora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Khora

As per the Census of India 2011, Khora village had a population of 911. That makes it the 99th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Khora village has 462 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khora has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Khora is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khora covers 179.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khora falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khora is Telta, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khora.

Khora is about 29 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khora is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Telta is about 14 km away. Kasba is about 18 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokila (5.1 km), Goagaon (6.8 km) and Sirnia (7.7 km).

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

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