Kokpara

Kokpara
Village
Pitajuri masjid
Kokpara Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Kokpara Kokpara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°28′00″N86°35′11″E / 22.466667°N 86.5864°E / 22.466667; 86.5864
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.nic.in

Kokpara is a village in the Dhalbhumgarh CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India.

Geography

17km
10.6miles

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Dalma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

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Kharkhai
River

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Subarnarekha
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Musabani

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Jadugora

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Haludpukur

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Ghatshila

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Galudih

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Burudi

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Chakuliya

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Jamshedpur

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Potka

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Patamda

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Mahulia

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Kokpara

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Hata

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Gurbandha

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Dumaria

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Boram

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Dhalbhumgarh

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Baharagora

   

Cities, towns and locations in East Singhbhum district in Kolhan Division (Locations around Jamshedpur are shown in the Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration map - see Bagbera Colony page)
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

It is located at 22°28′00″N86°35′11″E / 22.466667°N 86.5864°E / 22.466667; 86.5864 at an elevation of 92 m from MSL. ^[1]

Area overview

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

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

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

1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Kokpara.html Map and weather of Kokpara
2. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 7: Natural Divisions. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
3. "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.
4. "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.

External links

• Satellite map of Kokpara
• About Kokpara