About Kochra Village

Kochra is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,673, made up of 1,915 males and 1,758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares.

Kochra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Islampur
Area (hectares)	199 hectares
Population	3,673
Male Population	1,915
Female Population	1,758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kochra compares

By the 2011 count Kochra is the 16th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Kochra

Kochra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kochra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kochra from other places

Kochra lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Khudaganj Bazar, about 4.7 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 Kochra
Nearest railway station	Khudaganj Bazar	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	11 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	26 km

Villages closest to Kochra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochra village had a population of 3,673. That makes it the 16th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Kochra village has 1,915 males and 1,758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochra has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Kochra covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kochra falls under Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kochra is Khudaganj Bazar, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kochra.

Kochra is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochra is in Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district. Khudaganj Bazar is about 4.7 km away. Islampur is about 11 km away. Islāmpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.