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About Nalkopa Village

Nalkopa is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 574 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.8 hectares hectares.

Nalkopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalkopa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 85.8 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 574
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nalkopa compares

By the 2011 count Nalkopa is the 94th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 85.8 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Nalkopa

The census records public bus service for Nalkopa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nalkopa from other places

Nalkopa lies about 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about under 2 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 Nalkopa
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 3.1 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 28 km
District headquarters Katihar 29 km

Villages closest to Nalkopa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalkopa village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 94th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Nalkopa village has 574 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalkopa has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Nalkopa covers 85.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nalkopa falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nalkopa is Azamnagar Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nalkopa.

Nalkopa is about 29 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalkopa is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 3.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanspur (under 2 km), Santola (under 2 km) and Barhat (under 2 km).

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

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