About Kochang Village

Kochang is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 540 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 792 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	792 hectares
Population	1,080
Male Population	540
Female Population	540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 Kochang compares

By the 2011 count Kochang is the 20th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 792 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kochang

Kochang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kochang 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 Kochang from other places

Kochang lies about 34 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 23 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 Kochang
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	34 km
District headquarters	Khunti	34 km

Villages closest to Kochang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochang village had a population of 1,080. That makes it the 20th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Kochang village has 540 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochang has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kochang is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochang covers 792 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kochang falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kochang is Chakradharpur, about 23 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 Kochang.

Kochang is about 34 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochang is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Chakradharpur is about 23 km away. Erki is about 34 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.