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About Kochwahi Village

Kochwahi is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 300 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochwahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 411.97 hectares
Population 616
Male Population 300
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kochwahi compares

By the 2011 count Kochwahi is the 39th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 411.97 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1025.

Getting to Kochwahi

Kochwahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kochwahi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kochwahi from other places

Kochwahi lies about 6.9 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 50 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 Kochwahi
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 6.9 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 50 km

Villages closest to Kochwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochwahi village had a population of 616. That makes it the 39th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Kochwahi village has 300 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochwahi has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kochwahi is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochwahi covers 411.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kochwahi falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kochwahi is Antagarh, about 50 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kochwahi is about 6.9 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochwahi is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 6.9 km away. Nārāinpur is about 6.9 km away. Antagarh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bade Jamhari (under 2 km), Bagdongri (2.8 km) and Bakulwahi (3.9 km).

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

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