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About Kokil Village

Kokil is a mid sized village in Harirampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 650 males and 707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733246, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokil village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Harirampur
Pincode 733246
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 650
Female Population 707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kokil compares

By the 2011 count Kokil is the 29th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kokil

The census records public bus service for Kokil as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kokil from other places

Kokil lies about 30 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Hat, about 2.0 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 Kokil
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Hat 2.0 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Harirampur 30 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 30 km

Villages closest to Kokil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokil village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 29th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Kokil village has 650 males and 707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokil has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kokil is 733246. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokil covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kokil falls under Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kokil is Daulatpur Hat, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kokil.

Kokil is about 30 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokil is in Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Daulatpur Hat is about 2.0 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 22 km away. Harirampur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pundari (2.9 km), Ramkrishnapur (5.2 km) and Haripur (6.5 km).

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

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