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About Konkua Village

Konkua is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 184 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konkua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konkua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 184
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,196
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Konkua compares

By the 2011 count Konkua is the 68th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Konkua

Konkua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Konkua 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Konkua from other places

Konkua lies about 22 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 13 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 Konkua
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 13 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 15 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 23 km

Villages closest to Konkua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konkua village had a population of 404. That makes it the 68th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Konkua village has 184 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konkua has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Konkua is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konkua covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Konkua falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Konkua is Lotapahar, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Konkua.

Konkua is about 22 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konkua is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 13 km away. Chakradharpur is about 15 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansora (under 2 km), Mahto Deogaon (under 2 km) and Pongra (under 2 km).

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

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