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About Khoch Village

Khoch is a mid sized village in Mokhada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,890, made up of 943 males and 947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khoch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khoch village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Mokhada
Pincode 401604
Area (hectares) 599.64 hectares
Population 1,890
Male Population 943
Female Population 947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khoch compares

By the 2011 count Khoch is the 11th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 599.64 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1002.

Getting to Khoch

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

Khoch lies about 90 km from Thane. 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 Khoch
Tehsil headquarters Mokhada 7.2 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 28 km
District headquarters Thane 90 km

Villages closest to Khoch

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khoch village had a population of 1,890. That makes it the 11th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Khoch village has 943 males and 947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khoch has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Khoch is 401604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khoch covers 599.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khoch falls under Mokhada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Khoch notes the nearest railway station 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 Khoch.

Khoch is about 90 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khoch is in Mokhada tehsil of Thane district. Mokhada is about 7.2 km away. Igatpuri is about 28 km away. Thane is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhondmaryachimet (2.8 km), Gonde Bk (5.7 km) and Gonde Kh (5.7 km).

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

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