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About Rochda Village

Rochda is a small village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 14 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rochda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rochda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833101
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 14
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Rochda compares

By the 2011 count Rochda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Rochda

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

Rochda lies about 27 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 16 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 Rochda
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Barabambo 16 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 19 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 27 km

Villages closest to Rochda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rochda village had a population of 28. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Rochda village has 14 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rochda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Rochda is 833101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rochda covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rochda falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rochda is Barabambo, about 16 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 Rochda.

Rochda is about 27 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rochda is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 6.5 km away. Barabambo is about 16 km away. Chakradharpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rengsa (1.9 km), Dango (2.4 km) and Bijar (3.1 km).

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

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