Skip to main content

About Hochor Village

Hochor is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 194 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hochor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hochor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 177.71 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 194
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,273
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hochor compares

By the 2011 count Hochor is the 105th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 177.71 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Hochor

The census records public bus service for Hochor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hochor from other places

Hochor lies about 30 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 5.4 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 Hochor
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 19 km
District headquarters Khunti 30 km

Villages closest to Hochor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hochor village had a population of 441. That makes it the 105th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Hochor village has 194 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hochor has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Hochor is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hochor covers 177.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hochor falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hochor is Bakaspur, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hochor.

Hochor is about 30 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hochor is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Bakaspur is about 5.4 km away. Karra is about 19 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagra (under 2 km), Muruchkel (under 2 km) and Gari (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All