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About Tapkocha Village

Tapkocha is a small village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 146 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapkocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapkocha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 146
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapkocha compares

By the 2011 count Tapkocha is the 101st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tapkocha

Tapkocha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tapkocha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tapkocha from other places

Tapkocha lies about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 2.8 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 Tapkocha
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 14 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 17 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Tapkocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapkocha village had a population of 287. That makes it the 101st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Tapkocha village has 146 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapkocha has about 966 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Tapkocha is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapkocha covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tapkocha falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tapkocha is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tapkocha.

Tapkocha is about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapkocha is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 2.8 km away. Khuntpani is about 14 km away. Chakradharpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janumbera (3.9 km), Gotai (4.5 km) and Badea (4.6 km).

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

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