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About Wopag Village

Wopag is a small village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 256 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wopag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wopag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 256
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wopag compares

By the 2011 count Wopag is the 56th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Wopag

Wopag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Wopag as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wopag from other places

Wopag lies about 19 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 5.6 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 Wopag
Nearest railway station Kumandih 5.6 km
District headquarters Latehar 19 km
Nearest town Lātehār 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 23 km

Villages closest to Wopag

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 Wopag

As per the Census of India 2011, Wopag village had a population of 482. That makes it the 56th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Wopag village has 256 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wopag has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Wopag is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wopag covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wopag falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Wopag is Kumandih, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wopag.

Wopag is about 19 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wopag is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Kumandih is about 5.6 km away. Latehar is about 19 km away. Lātehār is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jobe Alias Amboatikar (4.2 km), Hehegara (4.7 km) and Chungru (5.4 km).

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

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