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About Kochhu Village

Kochhu is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 26 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochhu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 24.13 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 26
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,769
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kochhu compares

By the 2011 count Kochhu is the 113th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 24.13 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Kochhu

Kochhu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kochhu as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kochhu from other places

Kochhu lies about 57 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 5.8 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 Kochhu
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 5.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 57 km

Villages closest to Kochhu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Kochhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochhu village had a population of 72. That makes it the 113th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kochhu village has 26 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochhu has about 1769 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Kochhu is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochhu covers 24.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kochhu falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kochhu is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 5.8 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kochhu.

Kochhu is about 57 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochhu is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 5.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Lad Bharol is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharaunu (3.1 km), Bahl Ii (6.3 km) and Rains (9.2 km).

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

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