Khora is a locality in

Ghaziabad city Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziabad Mun ...

in the

Ghaziabad district Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziabad Mun ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Its official census population is approximately 190,000 residents (2011), but reports suggest a population closer to 1,500,000 residents inside the city's area of 10 square kilometers. It is located on the

NH-24 National Highway 9 (NH 9) is a National Highway in India in east-west direction. It starts at Malout in Punjab and ends at Pithoragarh in Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. It passes through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pra ...

highway, near Gaziabad and

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

, and is within the

National Capital Region of India The National Capital Region (NCR) is a planning region centred upon the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi in India. It encompasses Delhi and several districts surrounding it from the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The N ...

. It is bound on the west and southwest by the village of

Ghazipur Ghazipur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ghazipur city is the administrative headquarters of the Ghazipur district, one of the four districts that form the Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Ghazipur also constitute ...

, on the north and northwest by Hindon Canal, on the northeast by Indirapuram (Ghaizabad), and on the east and southeast by

Noida Noida, short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a planned city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Noida is a satellite city of Delhi and is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) o ...

. The Chairman of Khora is Reena Bhati

Accessibility

It is connected by road to

NH 24 National Highway 24 (NH 24) is a primary national highway in India, running in a north-south direction. This highway runs entirely in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This highway was created by renumbering former NH29 and NH97 as per new numberin ...

, and by rail to Anand Vihar Railway Station, While Anand Vihar is closer, the

Ghaziabad Junction railway station Ghaziabad Junction railway station (station code:- GZB) is on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and New Delhi–Bareilly–Lucknow line. It is located in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of ...

(9 km) and

Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station (station code: NZM) is a railway station in South Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is one of the five main sta ...

(10 km) are also proximate. It is also linked to Vaishali Station and Kaushambi Station by metro.

Census(2011)

As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Khora in 2011 is 190,005; of which male and female are 102,574 and 87,431 respectively. Hinduism is majority religion in Khora city with 84.18 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Khora with approximately 14.91 % following it. In Khora city, Christinity is followed by 0.22 %, Jainism by 0.06 %, Sikhism by 0.16 % and Buddhism by 0.16 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.39 % stated 'No Particular Religion'. Literate Population of Khora is 135,994; of which 79,636 are Male and 56,358 are Female. Child Population(0-6) is 27,026; of which male and female are 14,587 and 12,439 respectively.

References

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