About Paharkocha Village

Paharkocha is a mid sized village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 269 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharkocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharkocha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Garu
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	1129 hectares
Population	514
Male Population	269
Female Population	245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
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 Paharkocha compares

By the 2011 count Paharkocha is the 21st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 1129 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Paharkocha

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

Paharkocha lies about 42 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Hehegara Halt, about 28 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 Paharkocha
Tehsil headquarters	Garu	16 km
Nearest railway station	Hehegara Halt	28 km
District headquarters	Latehar	42 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	42 km

Villages closest to Paharkocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharkocha village had a population of 514. That makes it the 21st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Paharkocha village has 269 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharkocha has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Paharkocha is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharkocha covers 1129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paharkocha falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharkocha is Hehegara Halt, about 28 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 Paharkocha.

Paharkocha is about 42 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharkocha is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 16 km away. Hehegara Halt is about 28 km away. Latehar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.