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About Kocha Village

Kocha is a small village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 219 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.15 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 Lohardaga
Tehsil Kisko
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 214.15 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 219
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
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 38th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 214.15 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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 18 km from Lohardaga. 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
District headquarters Lohardaga 18 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kisko 28 km

Villages closest to Kocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kocha village had a population of 461. That makes it the 38th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Kocha village has 219 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kocha has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Kocha covers 214.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kocha falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kocha notes the nearest railway station 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 18 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kocha is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 18 km away. Lohārdagā is about 18 km away. Kisko is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirhu (17 km), Areya (17 km) and Charhu (18 km).

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

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