# Kochar Village, Barun, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/barun/kochar/ Village · Barun, Aurangabad # Kochar Kochar is a village in Barun sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,182 people in 836 households**, the 3rd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 5,182people (2011) - 836households - 62.0%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Kochar PIN code and other codes Kochar falls in Barun sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKochadh - Community development blockBarun - Census village code253648 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kochar from nearby towns? - Barun (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)23 km by road - Aurangabad (nearest town)23 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kochar? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kochar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kochar - ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kochar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kochar Of every 100 households in Kochar in 2011, 53 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kochar · ■ Barun rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **18% Toilet within the home ****35%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **82% Tap water ****20%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **91% Use banking services ****66%** **56% Television ****40%** **15% Mobile phone ****63%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **20% Own their home ****80%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kochar? ■ Kochar · ■ Barun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **70.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **954 Working population ****28.4%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 53.1% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (5%) · **■** Household industry 61 (4%) · **■** Other work 641 (44%) · **■** Marginal 602 (41%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Barun - Barun8,394 people - Khemda5,458 people - Dudhar4,891 people - Pauthu3,908 people - Kachanpur3,423 people - Riur3,372 people [All 201 villages in Barun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/barun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kochar from Aurangabad?23 km by road - What is the population of Kochar?5,182 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kochar in?Aurangabad district (Barun sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kochar?62.0% (Census 2011)