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About Kopa Village

Kopa is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,229, made up of 1,669 males and 1,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kopa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 501.23 hectares
Population 3,229
Male Population 1,669
Female Population 1,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kopa compares

By the 2011 count Kopa is the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 501.23 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kopa

Kopa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kopa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kopa from other places

Kopa lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 1.8 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 Kopa
Nearest railway station Chatra 1.8 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Kopa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Kopa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kopa village had a population of 3,229. That makes it the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Kopa village has 1,669 males and 1,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kopa has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kopa is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kopa covers 501.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kopa falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kopa is Chatra, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kopa.

Kopa is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kopa is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 1.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.1 km away. Murarai II is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Habispur (under 2 km), Dwariapur (1.6 km) and Narachauti (2.0 km).

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

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