# Kochwahi Village, Gurur, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurur, Durg 

# Kochwahi

Kochwahi is a village in Gurur sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491226**. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 238 households**, the 61st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,033people (2011)
- 238households
- 80.2%literacy
- 491226PIN code

## Kochwahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kochwahi is 491226.** Kochwahi falls in Gurur sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491226
- Gram panchayatKochwahi
- Community development blockGurur
- Census village code443457

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

## How far is Kochwahi from nearby towns?

- Gurur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)108 km by road
- Gurur (nearest town)22 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 Kochwahi?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kochwahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Charama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamtari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamtari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kochwahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 47% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kochwahi

Of every 100 households in Kochwahi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kochwahi · ■ Gurur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**19%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**65%

Television ****26%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Kochwahi?

■ Kochwahi · ■ Gurur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**960

Working population ****54.1%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 69.6% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (26%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 325 (58%)

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 Gurur

- Bheja1,077 people
- Thekwadih1,076 people
- Dhobanpuri1,035 people
- Deokot1,033 people
- Arjuni1,032 people
- Bohara1,011 people
- Sarbada976 people
- Kumhar Khan920 people

[All 121 villages in Gurur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gurur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kochwahi?491226
- How far is Kochwahi from Durg?108 km by road
- What is the population of Kochwahi?1,033 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kochwahi in?Durg district (Gurur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kochwahi?80.2% (Census 2011)
