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About Kochea Village

Kochea is a mid sized village in Bishunpura tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 513 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bishunpura
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 513
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Kochea compares

By the 2011 count Kochea is the 11th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kochea

Kochea is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kochea 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 Kochea from other places

Kochea lies about 22 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 7.1 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 Kochea
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpura under 2 km
Nearest railway station Ramna 7.1 km
District headquarters Garhwa 22 km

Villages closest to Kochea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochea village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 11th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Kochea village has 513 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochea has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kochea is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochea covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kochea falls under Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kochea is Ramna, about 7.1 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 Kochea.

Kochea is about 22 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochea is in Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district. Bishunpura is about under 2 km away. Ramna is about 7.1 km away. Garhwa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuli Khurd (under 2 km), Patagara Kalan (under 2 km) and Mahuli Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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