About Opa Village

Opa is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 391 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Opa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Opa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Kuru
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	529 hectares
Population	777
Male Population	391
Female Population	386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 Opa compares

By the 2011 count Opa is the 39th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1004.

Getting to Opa

Opa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Opa 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 Opa from other places

Opa lies about 15 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 1.7 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 Opa
Nearest railway station	Barkichampi	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kuru	7.3 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	15 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	15 km

Villages closest to Opa

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

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Common questions about Opa

As per the Census of India 2011, Opa village had a population of 777. That makes it the 39th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Opa village has 391 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Opa has about 987 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Opa is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Opa covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Opa falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Opa is Barkichampi, about 1.7 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 Opa.

Opa is about 15 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Opa is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Barkichampi is about 1.7 km away. Kuru is about 7.3 km away. Lohardaga is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.