About Och Village

Och is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 47 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,213 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Och Overview

Census 2011 figures for Och village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176101
Area (hectares)	33 hectares
Population	104
Male Population	47
Female Population	57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,213
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Och compares

By the 2011 count Och is the 75th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Och

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

Och lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 1.8 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 Och
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhira	12 km
District headquarters	Kangra	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	16 km

Villages closest to Och

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Och village had a population of 104. That makes it the 75th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Och village has 47 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Och has about 1213 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Och is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Och covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Och falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Och is Nagrota, about 1.8 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Och.

Och is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Och is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota is about 1.8 km away. Dhira is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.