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 Mu ...

in the

Ghaziabad district Ghaziabad district () is a largely suburban district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is also a core part of the National Capital Region. The city of Ghaziabad is the administrative headquarters of the district. This district is ...

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India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. 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 Fazilka in Punjab and ends at Gori Ganga Bridge at Askot in Pithoragarh (Kumaun) District of Uttarakhand in Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. I ...

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 Mu ...

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, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

, and is within the

National Capital Region of India The National Capital Region (NCR; ) is a 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 NCR and ...

. 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. It is located on the Ganges (Ganga) ...

, 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 (ISO: ), is a city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. As per provisional reports of Census of India, the population of Noida in 2011 was ...

. The Chairman of Khora is Mohini Sharma

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 number ...

, and by rail to

Anand Vihar Railway Station Anand Vihar Terminal (station code: ANVT) is a railway station on the Indian Railways network, located in the Anand Vihar locality of Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of Ind ...

, 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,New Delhi - Meerut - Saharanpur line and New Delhi–Bareilly–Lucknow line. It is located in Gha ...

(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, Christianity 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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