# Hochar Village, Kanke, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kanke, Ranchi 

# Hochar

Hochar is a village in Kanke sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **834006**. The 2011 Census counted **3,818 people in 734 households**, the 14th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 3,818people (2011)
- 734households
- 64.2%literacy
- 834006PIN code

## Hochar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hochar is 834006.** Hochar falls in Kanke sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code834006
- Community development blockKanke
- Census village code373546

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

## How far is Hochar from nearby towns?

- Ranchi (district HQ)14 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)14 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 Hochar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Hochar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanke
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hehal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Hochar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 503 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 Hochar

Of every 100 households in Hochar in 2011, 64 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hochar · ■ Kanke rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**67%

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

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**68%

Use banking services ****35%**

**58%

Television ****33%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Hochar?

■ Hochar · ■ Kanke rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997**

**960

Working population ****57.5%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 55.5% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 950 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 454 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 133 (6%) · **■** Marginal 656 (30%)

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 Kanke

- Ichapiri4,241 people
- Chatakpur4,153 people
- Boreya4,151 people
- Pandra3,921 people
- Uruguttu3,715 people
- Barhu3,529 people
- Jhiri3,486 people
- Sugnu3,443 people

[All 103 villages in Kanke](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/kanke/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hochar?834006
- How far is Hochar from Ranchi?14 km by road
- What is the population of Hochar?3,818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hochar in?Ranchi district (Kanke sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Hochar?64.2% (Census 2011)