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About Bocho Village

Bocho is a mid sized village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 372 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bocho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bocho village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Hazaribag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 59.39 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 372
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bocho compares

By the 2011 count Bocho is the 52nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 59.39 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Bocho

Bocho is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bocho as Available within 5 - 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 Bocho from other places

Bocho lies about 5.1 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 5.7 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 Bocho
Tehsil headquarters Hazaribag 5.1 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 5.1 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 5.7 km

Villages closest to Bocho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bocho village had a population of 712. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Bocho village has 372 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bocho has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Bocho is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bocho covers 59.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bocho falls under Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bocho is Hazaribag Town, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bocho.

Bocho is about 5.1 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bocho is in Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag is about 5.1 km away. Hazaribagh is about 5.1 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhni (under 2 km), Bamhanbai (under 2 km) and Salaiya (under 2 km).

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

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