About Hochar Village

Hochar is a large village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,818, made up of 1,899 males and 1,919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hochar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hochar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	834006
Area (hectares)	503 hectares
Population	3,818
Male Population	1,899
Female Population	1,919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hochar compares

By the 2011 count Hochar is the 14th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 503 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hochar

Hochar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hochar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hochar from other places

Hochar lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 5.9 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 Hochar
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Hundur Halt	5.9 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	14 km

Villages closest to Hochar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hochar village had a population of 3,818. That makes it the 14th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Hochar village has 1,899 males and 1,919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hochar has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hochar is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hochar covers 503 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hochar falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hochar is Hundur Halt, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Hochar.

Hochar is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hochar is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 3.6 km away. Hundur Halt is about 5.9 km away. Ranchi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.