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About Bakra Kocha Village

Bakra Kocha is a mid sized village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 311 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401 hectares hectares.

Bakra Kocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakra Kocha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Dumaria
Area (hectares) 401 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 311
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 Bakra Kocha compares

By the 2011 count Bakra Kocha is the 35th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 688 residents. Its 401 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 Bakra Kocha

Bakra Kocha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bakra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakra Kocha from other places

Bakra Kocha lies about 119 km from Purbi 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 Bakra Kocha
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 34 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 119 km

Villages closest to Bakra Kocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakra Kocha village had a population of 636. That makes it the 35th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 688 residents.

Bakra Kocha village has 311 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakra Kocha has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Bakra Kocha covers 401 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakra Kocha falls under Dumaria tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakra Kocha is Chakradharpur, about 25 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 Bakra Kocha.

Bakra Kocha is about 119 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakra Kocha is in Dumaria tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 25 km away. Dumaria is about 34 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 119 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badal Kocha (under 2 km), Damukocha (under 2 km) and Kaliyam Kocha (under 2 km).

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

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