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About Kopar Village

Kopar is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 86 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kopar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kopar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 52.81 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 86
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kopar compares

By the 2011 count Kopar is the 262nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 52.81 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kopar

Kopar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kopar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kopar from other places

Kopar lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Barial Himachal, about 5.5 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 Kopar
Nearest railway station Barial Himachal 5.5 km
Nearest town Talwāra 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 34 km

Villages closest to Kopar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kopar village had a population of 158. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kopar village has 86 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kopar has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kopar is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kopar covers 52.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kopar falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kopar is Barial Himachal, about 5.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kopar.

Kopar is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kopar is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Barial Himachal is about 5.5 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Kangra 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 Damuwal (14 km), Ban Karoli (17 km) and Narnhun (18 km).

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

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