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About Kopra Village

Kopra is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 124 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kopra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kopra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 48.34 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 124
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kopra compares

By the 2011 count Kopra is the 61st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 48.34 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Kopra

Kopra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kopra as Available within village. 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 Kopra from other places

Kopra lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Kopra
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km
Nearest town Talwāra 46 km

Villages closest to Kopra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kopra village had a population of 253. That makes it the 61st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kopra village has 124 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kopra has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Kopra is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kopra covers 48.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kopra falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kopra is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kopra.

Kopra is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kopra is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 8.3 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 26 km away. Kangra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharal (under 2 km), Katoi (under 2 km) and Naloh Kharoh (under 2 km).

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

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