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About Kochewahi Village

Kochewahi is a large village in Waraseoni tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,127, made up of 1,542 males and 1,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 893.6 hectares hectares.

Kochewahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochewahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Waraseoni
Area (hectares) 893.6 hectares
Population 3,127
Male Population 1,542
Female Population 1,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kochewahi compares

By the 2011 count Kochewahi is the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 893.6 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Kochewahi

Kochewahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kochewahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kochewahi from other places

Kochewahi lies about 26 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Saongi, about 5.8 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 Kochewahi
Nearest railway station Saongi 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Waraseoni 11 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 11 km
District headquarters Balaghat 26 km

Villages closest to Kochewahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochewahi village had a population of 3,127. That makes it the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Kochewahi village has 1,542 males and 1,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochewahi has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Kochewahi covers 893.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kochewahi falls under Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kochewahi is Saongi, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kochewahi.

Kochewahi is about 26 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochewahi is in Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district. Saongi is about 5.8 km away. Waraseoni is about 11 km away. Wārāseonī is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narodi (under 2 km), Botejhari (2.1 km) and Budbuda (2.3 km).

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

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