# Koch Village, Konch, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Konch, Gaya 

# Koch

Koch is a village in Konch sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,414 people in 1,657 households**, the 1st largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 10,414people (2011)
- 1,657households
- 69.4%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Koch PIN code and other codes

Koch falls in Konch sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKoch
- Community development blockKonch
- Census village code254587

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Koch from nearby towns?

- Gaya (district HQ)36 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)8 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 Koch?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Koch; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Tekari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Koch known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 962 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Koch

Of every 100 households in Koch in 2011, 14 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Koch · ■ Konch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**94%

Use banking services ****47%**

**47%

Television ****18%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Koch?

■ Koch · ■ Konch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**943

Working population ****29.7%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 57.9% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 499 (16%) · **■** Household industry 169 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,011 (33%) · **■** Marginal 1,179 (38%)

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 Konch

- Anti6,869 people
- Simra5,852 people
- Utren5,320 people
- Adai3,886 people

[All 141 villages in Konch](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/konch/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Koch from Gaya?36 km by road
- What is the population of Koch?10,414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koch in?Gaya district (Konch sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Koch?69.4% (Census 2011)