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About Kerukocha Village

Kerukocha is a mid sized village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 453 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerukocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerukocha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Pincode 832301
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 453
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kerukocha compares

By the 2011 count Kerukocha is the 22nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kerukocha

Kerukocha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerukocha 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kashiya, Kashiyabera, Katasmara and Kendbani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kerukocha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerukocha village had a population of 852. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Kerukocha village has 453 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerukocha has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kerukocha is 832301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerukocha covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerukocha falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kerukocha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kerukocha.

Kerukocha is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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