About Gochar Village

Gochar is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 323 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gochar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gochar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Kharar
Pincode	140110
Area (hectares)	419.6 hectares
Population	623
Male Population	323
Female Population	300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gochar compares

By the 2011 count Gochar is the 97th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 419.6 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Gochar

Gochar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gochar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gochar from other places

Gochar lies about 24 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 12 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 Gochar
Nearest town	Baddi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Chatouli	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kharar	17 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	24 km

Villages closest to Gochar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gochar village had a population of 623. That makes it the 97th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Gochar village has 323 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gochar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Gochar is 140110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gochar covers 419.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gochar falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gochar is Chatouli, about 12 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 village for Gochar.

Gochar is about 24 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gochar is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Baddi is about 11 km away. Chatouli is about 12 km away. Kharar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.