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About Kokila Village

Kokila is a mid sized village in Balijan tehsil, in the district of Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 269 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares.

Kokila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokila village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Papum Pare
Tehsil Balijan
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 269
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokila compares

By the 2011 count Kokila is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 257 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Kokila

Kokila is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kokila as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kokila from other places

Kokila lies about 24 km from Papum Pare, and the nearest railway station is Dubia, about 8.5 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 Kokila
Nearest railway station Dubia 8.5 km
Nearest town Itanagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Balijan 16 km
District headquarters Papum Pare 24 km

Villages closest to Kokila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokila village had a population of 523. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 257 residents.

Kokila village has 269 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokila has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Kokila covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kokila falls under Balijan tehsil of Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kokila is Dubia, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kokila.

Kokila is about 24 km from Papum Pare in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokila is in Balijan tehsil of Papum Pare district. Dubia is about 8.5 km away. Itanagar is about 14 km away. Balijan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokila Staff Forest Camp (under 2 km), Hollongi Chariali (7.3 km) and Balijan H Q (16 km).

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

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