# Kocha Village, Torpa, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Torpa, Khunti 

# Kocha

Kocha is a village in Torpa sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,294 people in 244 households**, the 19th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 1,294people (2011)
- 244households
- 70.4%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Kocha PIN code and other codes

Kocha falls in Torpa sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatTapkara
- Community development blockTorpa
- Census village code374947

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

## How far is Kocha from nearby towns?

- Torpa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)45 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)42 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 Kocha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kocha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Torpa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Torpa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Kocha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 691 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Kocha

Of every 100 households in Kocha in 2011, 34 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kocha · ■ Torpa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kocha?

■ Kocha · ■ Torpa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**990

Working population ****44.7%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 60.1% for women. 49% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 466 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (12%) · **■** Marginal 24 (4%)

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 Torpa

- Digri1,482 people
- Banabira1,363 people
- Birta1,352 people
- Sonpurgarh1,344 people
- Phatka1,268 people
- Ronhe1,232 people
- Latauli1,228 people
- Diyankel1,190 people

[All 94 villages in Torpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/torpa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kocha from Khunti?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kocha?1,294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kocha in?Khunti district (Torpa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kocha?70.4% (Census 2011)