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About Kochagaon Village

Kochagaon is a small village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 106 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Kochagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochagaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 106
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kochagaon compares

By the 2011 count Kochagaon is the 94th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kochagaon

The census records public bus service for Kochagaon as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kochagaon from other places

Kochagaon lies about 30 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 16 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 Kochagaon
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 12 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 16 km
Nearest town Kasba 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 30 km

Villages closest to Kochagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochagaon village had a population of 223. That makes it the 94th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Kochagaon village has 106 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochagaon has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Kochagaon covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kochagaon falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kochagaon is Surja Kama, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kochagaon.

Kochagaon is about 30 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochagaon is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 12 km away. Surja Kama is about 16 km away. Kasba is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaturia (2.6 km), Dumra (4.8 km) and Mohammadpur (5.2 km).

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

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