About Kochedega Village

Kochedega is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 383 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochedega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochedega village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Basia
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	444 hectares
Population	761
Male Population	383
Female Population	378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kochedega compares

By the 2011 count Kochedega is the 42nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kochedega

Kochedega is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kochedega as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kochedega from other places

Kochedega lies about 38 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 13 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 Kochedega
Tehsil headquarters	Basia	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	13 km
Nearest town	Simdega	37 km
District headquarters	Gumla	38 km

Villages closest to Kochedega

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

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Common questions about Kochedega

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochedega village had a population of 761. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Kochedega village has 383 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochedega has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kochedega is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochedega covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kochedega falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kochedega is Kurkura, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kochedega.

Kochedega is about 38 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochedega is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 9.1 km away. Kurkura is about 13 km away. Simdega is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.