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About Kolpatia Village

Kolpatia is a small village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 160 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolpatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolpatia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822107
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 160
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolpatia compares

By the 2011 count Kolpatia is the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kolpatia

Kolpatia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolpatia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kolpatia from other places

Kolpatia lies about 38 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kusmahi, about 9.8 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 Kolpatia
Nearest railway station Kusmahi 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 12 km
Nearest town Khalāri 18 km
District headquarters Latehar 38 km

Villages closest to Kolpatia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolpatia village had a population of 307. That makes it the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Kolpatia village has 160 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolpatia has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kolpatia is 822107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolpatia covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolpatia falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolpatia is Kusmahi, about 9.8 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 10+ km distance for Kolpatia.

Kolpatia is about 38 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolpatia is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Kusmahi is about 9.8 km away. Balumath is about 12 km away. Khalāri 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 Jipua (under 2 km), Murpa (1.6 km) and Balbal (1.6 km).

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

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