About Koch Village

Koch is one of the larger villages in Konch tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,414, made up of 5,439 males and 4,975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 962 hectares hectares.

Koch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koch village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Konch
Area (hectares)	962 hectares
Population	10,414
Male Population	5,439
Female Population	4,975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Koch compares

By the 2011 count Koch is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents. Its 962 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Koch

Koch 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 Koch as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koch from other places

Koch lies about 123 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pawani Kumarpur Halt, about 12 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 Koch
Tehsil headquarters	Konch	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Pawani Kumarpur Halt	12 km
Nearest town	Buxar	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	123 km

Villages closest to Koch

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

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Common questions about Koch

As per the Census of India 2011, Koch village had a population of 10,414. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents.

Koch village has 5,439 males and 4,975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koch has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Koch covers 962 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koch falls under Konch tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koch is Pawani Kumarpur Halt, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Koch.

Koch is about 123 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koch is in Konch tehsil of Gaya district. Konch is about under 2 km away. Pawani Kumarpur Halt is about 12 km away. Buxar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.