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About Gochia Village

Gochia is a large village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,211, made up of 2,146 males and 2,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gochia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gochia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 350.51 hectares
Population 4,211
Male Population 2,146
Female Population 2,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gochia compares

By the 2011 count Gochia is the 10th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 350.51 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gochia

Gochia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gochia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dighua, Dumarkola, Gangnadia and Gangor. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gochia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gochia village had a population of 4,211. That makes it the 10th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Gochia village has 2,146 males and 2,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gochia has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gochia is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gochia covers 350.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gochia falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gochia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gochia.

Gochia is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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