About Kochra Village

Kochra is a large village in Hat Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,195, made up of 1,106 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Hat Gamharia
Pincode	833214
Area (hectares)	534 hectares
Population	2,195
Male Population	1,106
Female Population	1,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
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 Kochra compares

By the 2011 count Kochra is the 7th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents. Its 534 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kochra

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

Kochra lies about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kendposi, about 6.7 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 Kochra
Nearest railway station	Kendposi	6.7 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	33 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hat Gamharia	34 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	34 km

Villages closest to Kochra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hat Gamharia 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 Kochra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochra village had a population of 2,195. That makes it the 7th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents.

Kochra village has 1,106 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochra has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kochra is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochra covers 534 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kochra falls under Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kochra is Kendposi, about 6.7 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 Kochra.

Kochra 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.

Kochra is in Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Kendposi is about 6.7 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 33 km away. Hat Gamharia is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.