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About Kopa Village

Kopa is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,238, made up of 657 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Kopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kopa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 1,238
Male Population 657
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kopa compares

By the 2011 count Kopa is the 64th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kopa

Kopa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kopa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kopa from other places

Kopa lies about 76 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 11 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 Kopa
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Bikramganj 11 km
District headquarters Rohtas 76 km

Villages closest to Kopa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kopa village had a population of 1,238. That makes it the 64th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Kopa village has 657 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kopa has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Kopa covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kopa falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kopa is Bikramganj, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kopa.

Kopa is about 76 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kopa is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 8.5 km away. Bikramganj is about 11 km away. Rohtas is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa (under 2 km), Kechua (under 2 km) and Malpura (under 2 km).

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

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