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About Kolpotka Village

Kolpotka is a mid sized village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,103, made up of 573 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolpotka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolpotka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manoharpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 603.63 hectares
Population 1,103
Male Population 573
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Kolpotka compares

By the 2011 count Kolpotka is the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 603.63 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kolpotka

Kolpotka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kolpotka 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 Kolpotka from other places

Kolpotka lies about 61 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jaraikela, about 6.1 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 Kolpotka
Nearest railway station Jaraikela 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Manoharpur 10 km
Nearest town Rourkela 28 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 61 km

Villages closest to Kolpotka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolpotka village had a population of 1,103. That makes it the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Kolpotka village has 573 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolpotka has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kolpotka is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolpotka covers 603.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolpotka falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolpotka is Jaraikela, about 6.1 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 Kolpotka.

Kolpotka is about 61 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolpotka is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Jaraikela is about 6.1 km away. Manoharpur is about 10 km away. Rourkela is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumharmunda (under 2 km), Sadpatka (1.6 km) and Bijatoli (2.3 km).

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

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