# Kocha Village, Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Kocha

Kocha is a village in Kharsawan sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833010**. The 2011 Census counted **385 people in 79 households**, the 85th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 385people (2011)
- 79households
- 69.5%literacy
- 833010PIN code

## Kocha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kocha is 833010.** Kocha falls in Kharsawan sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833010
- Gram panchayatKrishnapur
- Community development blockKharsawan
- Census village code378670

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?

- Kharsawan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Seraikela - Kharsawan (district HQ)7 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)7 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharsawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / 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 Kocha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 83% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 100 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kocha · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****64%**

**71%

Television ****26%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kocha?

■ Kocha · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**947

Working population ****34.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 52.2% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (25%) · **■** Household industry 12 (9%) · **■** Other work 31 (23%) · **■** Marginal 23 (17%)

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 Kharsawan

- Narainbera405 people
- Gopidih399 people
- Guabera394 people
- Baidnathpur388 people
- Jerasai372 people
- Buriguta362 people
- Khudipir361 people
- Katadih360 people

[All 134 villages in Kharsawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kharsawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kocha?833010
- How far is Kocha from Seraikela - Kharsawan?7 km by road
- What is the population of Kocha?385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kocha in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kharsawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kocha?69.5% (Census 2011)