About Kocha Village

Kocha is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 555 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kocha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Sisai
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	304 hectares
Population	1,092
Male Population	555
Female Population	537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
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 Kocha compares

By the 2011 count Kocha is the 35th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kocha

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

Kocha lies about 28 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 20 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 Kocha
Tehsil headquarters	Sisai	13 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	18 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	20 km
District headquarters	Gumla	28 km

Villages closest to Kocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kocha village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 35th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Kocha village has 555 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kocha has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kocha is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kocha covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kocha falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kocha is Lohardaga, about 20 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 Kocha.

Kocha is about 28 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kocha is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 13 km away. Lohārdagā is about 18 km away. Lohardaga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.