# Kochali Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Kochali

Kochali is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,683 people in 586 households**, the 27th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 2,683people (2011)
- 586households
- 44.5%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Kochali PIN code and other codes

Kochali falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224175

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

## How far is Kochali from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)17 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)17 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 Kochali?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhakhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhakhari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Kochali known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 85% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Kochali

Of every 100 households in Kochali in 2011, 23 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kochali · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**21%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kochali?

■ Kochali · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**975

Working population ****40.4%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.0% for men and 36.7% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (45%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 148 (14%) · **■** Marginal 198 (18%)

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 Dagarua

- Gehunia2,897 people
- Maranga2,757 people
- Kachna2,748 people
- Mahesh khunt2,697 people
- Majhua2,619 people
- Biswaspur2,511 people
- Chakua2,479 people
- Mahamdia2,469 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kochali from Purnia?17 km by road
- What is the population of Kochali?2,683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kochali in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kochali?44.5% (Census 2011)