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About Kokra Village

Kokra is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 712 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 169.45 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 712
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Kokra compares

By the 2011 count Kokra is the 116th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 169.45 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kokra

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

Kokra lies about 55 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 7.2 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 Kokra
Nearest railway station Milangarh 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 28 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 28 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 55 km

Villages closest to Kokra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokra village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 116th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Kokra village has 712 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokra has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kokra is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokra covers 169.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kokra falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kokra is Milangarh, about 7.2 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 Kokra.

Kokra is about 55 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokra is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Milangarh is about 7.2 km away. Raiganj is about 28 km away. Rāiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nazirpur (under 2 km), Choruidangi (2.0 km) and Kailadangi (2.0 km).

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

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