Khora is a locality in
Ghaziabad city in the
Ghaziabad district of
Uttar Pradesh,
India.
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 highway, near
Gaziabad
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 Muni ...
and
Delhi, 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, on the north and northwest by
Hindon Canal, on the northeast by
Indirapuram (Ghaizabad), and on the east and southeast by
Noida. The Chairman of Khora is Reena Bhati
Accessibility
It is connected by road to
NH 24, and by rail to
Anand Vihar Railway Station
Anand Vihar Terminal (station code: ANVT) is a railway station in the Anand Vihar locality of Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
This station was offic ...
, While Anand Vihar is closer, the
Ghaziabad Junction railway station (9 km) and
Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station (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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Cities and towns in Ghaziabad district, India