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About Ochhepur Village

Ochhepur is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 510 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ochhepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ochhepur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 510
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ochhepur compares

By the 2011 count Ochhepur is the 66th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ochhepur

Ochhepur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ochhepur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Murajpur, Neampur, Nifatpur and Nikhrail. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ochhepur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ochhepur village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 66th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Ochhepur village has 510 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ochhepur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Ochhepur is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ochhepur covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ochhepur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Ochhepur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ochhepur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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