About Lerakocha Village

Lerakocha is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 216 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lerakocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lerakocha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Potka
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	261 hectares
Population	443
Male Population	216
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lerakocha compares

By the 2011 count Lerakocha is the 146th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1003.

Getting to Lerakocha

Lerakocha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lerakocha as Available within 5 - 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 Lerakocha from other places

Lerakocha lies about 82 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 2.8 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 Lerakocha
Nearest railway station	Rajkharsawan Junction	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potka	8.2 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	17 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	82 km

Villages closest to Lerakocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lerakocha village had a population of 443. That makes it the 146th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Lerakocha village has 216 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lerakocha has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Lerakocha is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lerakocha covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lerakocha falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lerakocha is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 2.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lerakocha.

Lerakocha is about 82 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lerakocha is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 2.8 km away. Potka is about 8.2 km away. Chakradharpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.