Okhra
Village
Map showing Okhra in Kotla block
Okhra Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°21′02″N 78°24′36″E / 27.3505°N 78.40998°E / 27.3505; 78.40998
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Firozabad
Tehsil	Firozabad
Area [1]
• Total	3.275 km2 (1.264 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,618
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Okhra (Okhrā) is a village in Kotla block of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 2,618, in 451 households.

Demographics

As of 2011, Okhra had a population of 2,618, in 451 households.^[1]: 95 This population was 55.2% male (1,446) and 44.8% female (1,172). The 0-6 age group numbered 365 (217 male and 148 female), making up 13.9% of the total population. 511 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 19.5% of the total.^{[2]: 98–9}

The 1981 census recorded Okhra (as "Okhara") as having a population of 1,958 people (1,103 male and 855 female), in 353 households and 320 physical houses.^{[3]: 186–7}

The 1961 census recorded Okhra as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 1,590 people (850 male and 740 female), in 296 households and 184 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 802 acres and it had a post office and medical practitioner at that point.^[4]: xc

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Okhra had 1 primary school and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village did not have a post office or public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 95–100}

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