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About Kochlo Village

Kochlo is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 94 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochlo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochlo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816129
Area (hectares) 268.33 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 94
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
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 Kochlo compares

By the 2011 count Kochlo is the 84th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 268.33 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 992.

Getting to Kochlo

Kochlo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kochlo 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 Kochlo from other places

Kochlo lies about 32 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 6.9 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 Kochlo
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 14 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 32 km

Villages closest to Kochlo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochlo village had a population of 197. That makes it the 84th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Kochlo village has 94 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochlo has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kochlo is 816129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochlo covers 268.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kochlo falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kochlo is Tinpahar Junction, about 6.9 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 Kochlo.

Kochlo is about 32 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochlo is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 6.9 km away. Taljhari is about 14 km away. Rājmahal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jokani Maqo (under 2 km), Jokani Bedo (under 2 km) and Banapara (under 2 km).

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

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