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About Konpala Village

Konpala is a large village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,309, made up of 2,167 males and 2,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4719.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konpala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konpala village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Pincode 835223
Area (hectares) 4719.43 hectares
Population 4,309
Male Population 2,167
Female Population 2,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Konpala compares

By the 2011 count Konpala is the 5th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 4719.43 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Konpala

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

Konpala lies about 21 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Sogra, about 42 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 Konpala
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 18 km
District headquarters Simdega 21 km
Nearest railway station Sogra 42 km

Villages closest to Konpala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konpala village had a population of 4,309. That makes it the 5th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Konpala village has 2,167 males and 2,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konpala has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Konpala is 835223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konpala covers 4719.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Konpala falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Konpala is Sogra, about 42 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 Konpala.

Konpala is about 21 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konpala is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about 18 km away. Simdega is about 21 km away. Sogra is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deobahargindra (3.7 km), Kongserabasar (4.5 km) and Rengari (4.8 km).

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

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