# Kocharra Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Kocharra

Kocharra is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493449**. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 74 households**, the 214th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 242people (2011)
- 74households
- 64.3%literacy
- 493449PIN code

## Kocharra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kocharra is 493449.** Kocharra falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493449
- Gram panchayatChhibarra
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446301

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

## How far is Kocharra from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)61 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)10 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 Kocharra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kocharra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Godbahal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kocharra known for?

About 75% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Kocharra

Of every 100 households in Kocharra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kocharra · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**80%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**55%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Kocharra?

■ Kocharra · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****524**

**983

Working population ****43.0%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 55.5% for women. 54% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Pithora

- Belar279 people
- Barikpali Tukda270 people
- Amodidih265 people
- Hanumandih249 people
- Pandripani Tukda236 people
- Badetemri Nakti Nala Tukda228 people
- Sarifabad228 people
- Jagdishpur Tukda Hostpi216 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kocharra?493449
- How far is Kocharra from Mahasamund?61 km by road
- What is the population of Kocharra?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kocharra in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kocharra?64.3% (Census 2011)