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About Torkod Kocha Village

Torkod Kocha is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 581 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Torkod Kocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Torkod Kocha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833103
Area (hectares) 455.8 hectares
Population 1,133
Male Population 581
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Torkod Kocha compares

By the 2011 count Torkod Kocha is the 21st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 455.8 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Torkod Kocha

Torkod Kocha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Torkod 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Torkod Kocha from other places

Torkod 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 Torkod Kocha
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 25 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 34 km

Villages closest to Torkod Kocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Torkod Kocha village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 21st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Torkod Kocha village has 581 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Torkod Kocha has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Torkod Kocha is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Torkod Kocha covers 455.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Torkod Kocha falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Torkod Kocha is Chakradharpur, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Torkod Kocha.

Torkod 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Remer Kocha (under 2 km), Katkera (16 km) and Patahatu (20 km).

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

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