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About Popkoda Village

Popkoda is a small village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 75 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Popkoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Popkoda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 141.72 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 75
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Popkoda compares

By the 2011 count Popkoda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 141.72 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Popkoda

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

How far is Popkoda from other places

Popkoda lies about 33 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Derowan, about 7.5 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 Popkoda
Nearest railway station Derowan 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 7.9 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 33 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 37 km

Villages closest to Popkoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Popkoda village had a population of 147. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Popkoda village has 75 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Popkoda has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Popkoda is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Popkoda covers 141.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Popkoda falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Popkoda is Derowan, about 7.5 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 10+ km distance for Popkoda.

Popkoda is about 33 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Popkoda is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Derowan is about 7.5 km away. Goilkera is about 7.9 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kara (under 2 km), Kebedkara (under 2 km) and Gamriya (1.6 km).

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

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