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About Och Village

Och is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 277 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, 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 Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 90.63 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 277
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Och compares

By the 2011 count Och is the 42nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 90.63 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Och

Och is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 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 Nagrota Bagwan 1.9 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 Nagrota Bagwan 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 Och

As per the Census of India 2011, Och village had a population of 559. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Och village has 277 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Och has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Och is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Och covers 90.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Och falls under Nagrota Bagwan 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 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 Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota is about 1.8 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 1.9 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.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Ochh (under 2 km), Bhadrehr (under 2 km) and Masal (under 2 km).

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

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