About Kocha Village

Kocha is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 116 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kocha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	133.25 hectares
Population	253
Male Population	116
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,181
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 Kocha compares

By the 2011 count Kocha is the 113th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 133.25 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, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kocha

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

Kocha lies about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 25 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 Kocha
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	25 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	34 km

Villages closest to Kocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kocha village had a population of 253. That makes it the 113th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kocha village has 116 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kocha has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Kocha covers 133.25 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.

Kocha falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kocha is Chakradharpur, about 25 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 Kocha.

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

Kocha is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 12 km away. Chakradharpur is about 25 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.