About Gaurang Kocha Village

Gaurang Kocha is a large village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,466, made up of 1,241 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurang Kocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurang Kocha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Ichagarh
Pincode	832403
Area (hectares)	617 hectares
Population	2,466
Male Population	1,241
Female Population	1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 Gaurang Kocha compares

By the 2011 count Gaurang Kocha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 617 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gaurang Kocha

Gaurang Kocha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaurang Kocha 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 Gaurang Kocha from other places

Gaurang Kocha lies about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 9.5 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 Gaurang Kocha
Tehsil headquarters	Ichagarh	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bakarkudi	9.5 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	19 km
Nearest town	Balarāmpur	30 km

Villages closest to Gaurang Kocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurang Kocha village had a population of 2,466. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Gaurang Kocha village has 1,241 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurang Kocha has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Gaurang Kocha is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurang Kocha covers 617 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaurang Kocha falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaurang Kocha is Bakarkudi, about 9.5 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 Gaurang Kocha.

Gaurang Kocha is about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurang Kocha is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 3.4 km away. Bakarkudi is about 9.5 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.