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About Kokeya Village

Kokeya is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 263 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.38 hectares hectares.

Kokeya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokeya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Area (hectares) 270.38 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 263
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokeya compares

By the 2011 count Kokeya is the 57th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 270.38 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kokeya

Kokeya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kokeya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kokeya from other places

Kokeya lies about 18 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 16 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 Kokeya
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 16 km
District headquarters Khunti 18 km

Villages closest to Kokeya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokeya village had a population of 525. That makes it the 57th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Kokeya village has 263 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokeya has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Kokeya covers 270.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kokeya falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kokeya is Govindpur Road, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kokeya.

Kokeya is about 18 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokeya is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 7.8 km away. Govindpur Road is about 16 km away. Khunti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandu (under 2 km), Tirla (under 2 km) and Paira (1.6 km).

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

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