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About Kochapani Village

Kochapani is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 113 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochapani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 191.6 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 113
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kochapani compares

By the 2011 count Kochapani is the 82nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 191.6 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kochapani

Kochapani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kochapani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kochapani from other places

Kochapani lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 21 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 Kochapani
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 21 km
District headquarters Dumka 32 km

Villages closest to Kochapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochapani village had a population of 211. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Kochapani village has 113 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochapani has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kochapani is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochapani covers 191.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kochapani falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kochapani is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kochapani.

Kochapani is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochapani is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 3.4 km away. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 21 km away. Dumka is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talbaria (under 2 km), Banspahari (under 2 km) and Janamdih (1.5 km).

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

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