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About Kotchak Village

Kotchak is a small village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 128 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721155
Area (hectares) 38.46 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 128
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotchak compares

By the 2011 count Kotchak is the 200th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 38.46 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kotchak

Kotchak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotchak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khorai, Khunkhunya, Kishorpur and Kolanda. 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 Kotchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotchak village had a population of 243. That makes it the 200th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Kotchak village has 128 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotchak has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kotchak is 721155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotchak covers 38.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotchak falls under Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kotchak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotchak.

Kotchak is in Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Kotchak today is likely to be higher.

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