About Hochar Village

Hochar is a small village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 175 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, 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	Ratu
Pincode	835205
Area (hectares)	306 hectares
Population	356
Male Population	175
Female Population	181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hochar compares

By the 2011 count Hochar is the 34th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 983.

Getting to Hochar

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

Hochar lies about 17 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 14 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	Ratu	4.3 km
Nearest town	Rātu	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Itki	14 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	17 km

Villages closest to Hochar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratu 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 356. That makes it the 34th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Hochar village has 175 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hochar has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Hochar is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hochar covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hochar falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hochar is Itki, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Hochar.

Hochar is about 17 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 Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Ratu is about 4.3 km away. Rātu is about 4.3 km away. Itki is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.