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About Kochilakhunta Village

Kochilakhunta is a mid sized village in Barsahi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,327, made up of 663 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochilakhunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochilakhunta village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Barsahi
Pincode 757025
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 1,327
Male Population 663
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kochilakhunta compares

By the 2011 count Kochilakhunta is the 11th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 686 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 988.

Getting to Kochilakhunta

Kochilakhunta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kochilakhunta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kochilakhunta from other places

Kochilakhunta lies about 27 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Betnoti, about 23 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 Kochilakhunta
Nearest railway station Betnoti 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsahi 27 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 27 km
Nearest town Baripāda 27 km

Villages closest to Kochilakhunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochilakhunta village had a population of 1,327. That makes it the 11th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 686 residents.

Kochilakhunta village has 663 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochilakhunta has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kochilakhunta is 757025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochilakhunta covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kochilakhunta falls under Barsahi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kochilakhunta is Betnoti, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kochilakhunta.

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

Kochilakhunta is in Barsahi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Betnoti is about 23 km away. Barsahi is about 27 km away. Mayurbhanj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidyadharkhunta (under 2 km), Khuntapal (under 2 km) and Narankhunta (under 2 km).

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

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