About Kochara Village

Kochara is one of the larger villages in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,256, made up of 2,665 males and 2,591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	313.63 hectares
Population	5,256
Male Population	2,665
Female Population	2,591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kochara compares

By the 2011 count Kochara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 313.63 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kochara

Kochara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kochara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kochara from other places

Kochara lies about 8.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 14 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 Kochara
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	5.4 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Telta	14 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	29 km

Villages closest to Kochara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochara village had a population of 5,256. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Kochara village has 2,665 males and 2,591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochara has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kochara is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochara covers 313.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kochara falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kochara is Telta, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kochara.

Kochara is about 8.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochara is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 5.4 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 8.2 km away. Telta is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.