# Bakra Kocha Village, Dumaria, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Dumaria, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Bakra Kocha

Bakra Kocha is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 117 households**, the 36th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 636people (2011)
- 117households
- 40.6%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Bakra Kocha PIN code and other codes

Bakra Kocha falls in Dumaria sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatPalashbani
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code363966

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

## How far is Bakra Kocha from nearby towns?

- Dumariya (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Purbi Singhbhum (district HQ)80 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)80 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 Bakra Kocha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhalupatara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Bakra Kocha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 27% of the 401 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 Bakra Kocha

Of every 100 households in Bakra Kocha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakra Kocha · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**61%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****84%**

**73%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bakra Kocha?

■ Bakra Kocha · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.6%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**940

Working population ****54.2%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.5% for men and 34.3% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 325 (94%)

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 Dumaria

- Lango659 people
- Dublabera654 people
- Patharsai638 people
- Baruniya637 people
- Chakri631 people
- Jangle Block622 people
- Pochangora605 people
- Harebera604 people

[All 90 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakra Kocha from Purbi Singhbhum?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bakra Kocha?636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakra Kocha in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Dumaria sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bakra Kocha?40.6% (Census 2011)