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About Koparia Village

Koparia is one of the larger villages in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,056, made up of 3,218 males and 2,838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koparia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koparia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Salkhua
Pincode 852126
Area (hectares) 470.6 hectares
Population 6,056
Male Population 3,218
Female Population 2,838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Koparia compares

By the 2011 count Koparia is the 7th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 470.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Koparia

Koparia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Koparia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Koparia from other places

Koparia lies about 25 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 1.9 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 Koparia
Nearest railway station Koparia 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Salkhua 2.4 km
Nearest town Khagaria 22 km
District headquarters Saharsa 25 km

Villages closest to Koparia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koparia village had a population of 6,056. That makes it the 7th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Koparia village has 3,218 males and 2,838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koparia has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Koparia is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koparia covers 470.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koparia falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koparia is Koparia, about 1.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Koparia.

Koparia is about 25 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koparia is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Koparia is about 1.9 km away. Salkhua is about 2.4 km away. Khagaria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haransari (under 2 km), Bankatti (1.6 km) and Kuchaut (2.3 km).

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

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