Skip to main content

About Kolpurwa Village

Kolpurwa is a small village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 231 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolpurwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822111
Area (hectares) 106.44 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 231
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Kolpurwa is the 59th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 106.44 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kolpurwa

The census records public bus service for Kolpurwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolpurwa from other places

Kolpurwa lies about 36 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 5.8 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 Kolpurwa
Nearest railway station Kechki 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 10 km
Nearest town Medininagar 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 36 km

Villages closest to Kolpurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolpurwa village had a population of 476. That makes it the 59th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Kolpurwa village has 231 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolpurwa has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kolpurwa is 822111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolpurwa covers 106.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolpurwa falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolpurwa is Kechki, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kolpurwa.

Kolpurwa is about 36 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolpurwa is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Kechki is about 5.8 km away. Barwadih is about 10 km away. Medininagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhri Khurd (under 2 km), Pokhari Kalan (under 2 km) and Betla (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All