# Kochra Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Kochra

Kochra is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,673 people in 601 households**, the 16th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 3,673people (2011)
- 601households
- 57.9%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Kochra PIN code and other codes

Kochra falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKochra
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244983

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

## How far is Kochra from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)47 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)15 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 Kochra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kochra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Kochra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Kochra

Of every 100 households in Kochra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kochra · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****41%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kochra?

■ Kochra · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**921

Working population ****31.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 44.6% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 417 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 431 (38%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 113 (10%) · **■** Marginal 147 (13%)

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 Islampur

- Bardih3,956 people
- Ichahos3,856 people
- Atma3,832 people
- Sanda3,801 people
- Sunri3,600 people
- Baralgawan3,576 people
- Sharifa3,295 people
- Dhobidiha2,973 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kochra from Biharsharif?47 km by road
- What is the population of Kochra?3,673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kochra in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kochra?57.9% (Census 2011)