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About Rocho Village

Rocho is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,126, made up of 555 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rocho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rocho village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 590.39 hectares
Population 1,126
Male Population 555
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rocho compares

By the 2011 count Rocho is the 31st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 590.39 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Rocho

Rocho is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rocho as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rocho from other places

Rocho lies about 14 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 4.2 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 Rocho
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 13 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 14 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 14 km

Villages closest to Rocho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rocho village had a population of 1,126. That makes it the 31st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Rocho village has 555 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rocho has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Rocho covers 590.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rocho falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rocho is Barkichampi, about 4.2 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 km distance for Rocho.

Rocho is about 14 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rocho is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Barkichampi is about 4.2 km away. Kuru is about 13 km away. Lohardaga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chund (1.9 km), Hotwar (2.0 km) and Salgi (2.5 km).

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

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