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About Kokila Village

Kokila is a small village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 228 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokila village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 76.89 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 228
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokila compares

By the 2011 count Kokila is the 134th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 76.89 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kokila

Kokila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kokila as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kokila from other places

Kokila lies about 33 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Purniya Junction, about 13 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 Kokila
Nearest railway station Purniya Junction 13 km
Nearest town Kasba 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 33 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 33 km

Villages closest to Kokila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Kokila

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokila village had a population of 435. That makes it the 134th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Kokila village has 228 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokila has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kokila is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokila covers 76.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kokila falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kokila is Purniya Junction, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Kokila.

Kokila is about 33 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokila is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Purniya Junction is about 13 km away. Kasba is about 14 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khora (5.1 km), Bualmari (7.1 km) and Sirnia (12 km).

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

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