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About Kochwa Village

Kochwa is a mid sized village in Nimbahera tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 527 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Nimbahera
Pincode 312601
Area (hectares) 675 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 527
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kochwa compares

By the 2011 count Kochwa is the 48th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 675 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kochwa

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

Kochwa lies about 30 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Gambhiri Road, about 19 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 Kochwa
Nearest railway station Gambhiri Road 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimbahera 21 km
Nearest town Nīmbāhera 21 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 30 km

Villages closest to Kochwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochwa village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 48th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Kochwa village has 527 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochwa has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kochwa is 312601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochwa covers 675 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kochwa falls under Nimbahera tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kochwa is Gambhiri Road, about 19 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 Kochwa.

Kochwa is about 30 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochwa is in Nimbahera tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Gambhiri Road is about 19 km away. Nimbahera is about 21 km away. Nīmbāhera is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anoppura (1.5 km), Barawali (1.9 km) and Bhuwaniya Kheri (2.5 km).

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

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