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About Kocharra Village

Kocharra is a small village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 225 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kocharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kocharra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 261.03 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 225
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kocharra compares

By the 2011 count Kocharra is the 162nd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 261.03 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kocharra

Kocharra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kocharra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kocharra from other places

Kocharra lies about 49 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 10 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 Kocharra
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 18 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 49 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 49 km

Villages closest to Kocharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kocharra village had a population of 466. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Kocharra village has 225 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kocharra has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Kocharra is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kocharra covers 261.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kocharra falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kocharra is Komakhan railway station, about 10 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kocharra.

Kocharra is about 49 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kocharra is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Komakhan railway station is about 10 km away. Bagbahra is about 18 km away. Mahasamund is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Senbhantha (under 2 km), Senbhata (under 2 km) and Chhibarra (under 2 km).

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

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