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About Kokarkata Village

Kokarkata is a mid sized village in Kumardungi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 544 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokarkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokarkata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Kumardungi
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 1121 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 544
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokarkata compares

By the 2011 count Kokarkata is the 19th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 1121 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 1044.

Getting to Kokarkata

Kokarkata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kokarkata as Available within <5 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 Kokarkata from other places

Kokarkata lies about 8.9 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 9.0 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 Kokarkata
Nearest town Chāībāsa 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumardungi 8.9 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 9.0 km

Villages closest to Kokarkata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokarkata village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 19th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Kokarkata village has 544 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokarkata has about 987 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 1044.

The pincode recorded for Kokarkata is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokarkata covers 1121 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.

Kokarkata falls under Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kokarkata is Chaibasa, about 9.0 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 - 10 km distance for Kokarkata.

Kokarkata is about 8.9 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokarkata is in Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chāībāsa is about 8.1 km away. Kumardungi is about 8.9 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jojohatu (6.3 km), Jibasai (6.6 km) and Chhota Lunti (6.7 km).

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

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