Kokpara is a village in the Dhalbhumgarh CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India.
Kokpara | |
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Village | |
  Kokpara Location in Jharkhand, India  Kokpara Kokpara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°28′00″N 86°35′11″E / 22.466667°N 86.5864°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | East Singhbhum |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,286 |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone/ STD code | 0657 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 05 |
| Literacy | 66.27% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jamshedpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ghatsila |
| Website | jamshedpur |
Geography edit
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M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location edit
It is located at 22°28′00″N 86°35′11″E / 22.466667°N 86.5864°E at an elevation of 92 m from MSL.[1]
Area overview edit
The area shown in the map “forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai.[2] The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas.[3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kokpara had a total population of 3,286, of which 1,630 (50%) were males and 1,656 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 396. The total number of literate persons in Kokpara was 1,916 (66.27% of the population over 6 years).[4]
(*For language details see Dhalbhumgarh block#Language and religion)
Transport edit
National Highway 18 (old number NH 33) passes through Kokpara. The nearest airport is Ranchi Airport and the nearest railway station is at Tatanagar. Jamshedpur is 80 km from Kokpara.
References edit
- ^ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Kokpara.html Map and weather of Kokpara
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 7: Natural Divisions. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Industrialisation, Page 22: Census findings – Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location code: 364161, Pages 236-237: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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