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About Ocho Village

Ocho is a small village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 117 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ocho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ocho village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 825315
Area (hectares) 263.98 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 117
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ocho compares

By the 2011 count Ocho is the 89th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 263.98 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Ocho

The census records public bus service for Ocho as Available within <5 km distance. 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ocho from other places

Ocho lies about 39 km from Bokaro. 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 Ocho
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 2.4 km
District headquarters Bokaro 39 km

Villages closest to Ocho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ocho village had a population of 239. That makes it the 89th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Ocho village has 117 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ocho has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Ocho is 825315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ocho covers 263.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ocho falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ocho notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Ocho is about 39 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ocho is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Gumia is about 2.4 km away. Bokaro is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siari (under 2 km), Daridag (2.2 km) and Gumia (2.4 km).

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

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