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About Kokcho Village

Kokcho is a large village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,833, made up of 1,422 males and 1,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokcho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokcho village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tantnagar
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 741 hectares
Population 2,833
Male Population 1,422
Female Population 1,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokcho compares

By the 2011 count Kokcho is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 741 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1026.

Getting to Kokcho

Kokcho is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kokcho as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kokcho from other places

Kokcho lies about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 12 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 Kokcho
Tehsil headquarters Tantnagar 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 12 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 15 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 31 km

Villages closest to Kokcho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokcho village had a population of 2,833. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Kokcho village has 1,422 males and 1,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokcho has about 992 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 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kokcho is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokcho covers 741 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kokcho falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kokcho is Singhpokharia, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kokcho.

Kokcho is about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokcho is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about 3.5 km away. Singhpokharia is about 12 km away. Chāībāsa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dara (under 2 km), Loahatu Alias Dumardiha (1.9 km) and Pasubera (2.0 km).

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

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