# Gaurang Kocha Village, Ichagarh – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/ichagarh/gaurang-kocha/ Village · Ichagarh, Saraikela-Kharsawan # Gaurang Kocha Gaurang Kocha is a village in Ichagarh sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832403**. The 2011 Census counted **2,466 people in 525 households**, the 2nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 2,466people (2011) - 525households - 68.7%literacy - 832403PIN code ## Gaurang Kocha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gaurang Kocha is 832403.** Gaurang Kocha falls in Ichagarh sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. - PIN code832403 - Gram panchayatGaurang Kocha 0100 - Community development blockIchagarh - Census village code378967 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaurang Kocha from nearby towns? - Ichakgarh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Seraikela (district HQ)50 km by road - Jamshedpur (nearest town)50 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 Gaurang Kocha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurang Kocha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandil - ○Degree college10+ km · Chandil - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saraikela - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Gaurang Kocha known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 21% of the 617 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Gaurang Kocha Of every 100 households in Gaurang Kocha in 2011, 29 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gaurang Kocha · ■ Ichagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****29%** **25% Toilet within the home ****9%** **2% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **96% Tap water ****48%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **98% Use banking services ****70%** **46% Television ****32%** **7% Mobile phone ****41%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **21% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gaurang Kocha? ■ Gaurang Kocha · ■ Ichagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **61.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **955 Working population ****39.9%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 54.9% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (15%) · **■** Household industry 159 (16%) · **■** Other work 142 (14%) · **■** Marginal 455 (46%) 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 Ichagarh - Tikar4,470 people - Soro2,392 people - Situ2,217 people - Bandu1,773 people - Deultanr1,721 people [All 110 villages in Ichagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/ichagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gaurang Kocha?832403 - How far is Gaurang Kocha from Seraikela?50 km by road - What is the population of Gaurang Kocha?2,466 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaurang Kocha in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Ichagarh sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gaurang Kocha?68.7% (Census 2011)