About Opa Village

Opa is a mid sized village in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 526 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Opa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Opa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Chanho
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	241.26 hectares
Population	983
Male Population	526
Female Population	457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Opa compares

By the 2011 count Opa is the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 241.26 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Opa

Opa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Opa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Opa from other places

Opa lies about 47 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 7.8 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 Opa
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanho	12 km
Nearest town	Khunti	32 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	47 km

Villages closest to Opa

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

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Common questions about Opa

As per the Census of India 2011, Opa village had a population of 983. That makes it the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Opa village has 526 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Opa has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Opa is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Opa covers 241.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Opa falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Opa is Govindpur Road, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Opa.

Opa is about 47 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Opa is in Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Govindpur Road is about 7.8 km away. Chanho is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.