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

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Village · Ratu, Ranchi 

# Hochar

Hochar is a village in Ratu sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835205**. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 67 households**, the 34th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 356people (2011)
- 67households
- 66.6%literacy
- 835205PIN code

## Hochar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hochar is 835205.** Hochar falls in Ratu sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835205
- Gram panchayatPuriyo
- Community development blockRatu
- Census village code374063

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?

- Ratu (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)17 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ratu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 48% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Hochar

Of every 100 households in Hochar in 2011, 80 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Hochar · ■ Ratu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**68%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****62%**

**62%

Television ****20%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Ratu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1591**

**981

Working population ****25.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 54.8% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 14 (16%) · **■** Marginal 20 (22%)

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 Ratu

- Ekaguri568 people
- Gutuatoli539 people
- Patratoli472 people
- Burju439 people
- Chauli351 people
- Mariatu323 people
- Kokretanr94 people

[All 37 villages in Ratu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/ratu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hochar?835205
- How far is Hochar from Ranchi?17 km by road
- What is the population of Hochar?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hochar in?Ranchi district (Ratu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Hochar?66.6% (Census 2011)