# Kochewahi Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Kochewahi

Kochewahi is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,696 people in 555 households**, the 11th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 2,696people (2011)
- 555households
- 70.5%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Kochewahi PIN code and other codes

Kochewahi falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498489

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

## How far is Kochewahi from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)55 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)10 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 Kochewahi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kochewahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tirodi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Kochewahi known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 45% of the 612 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Kochewahi

Of every 100 households in Kochewahi in 2011, 70 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kochewahi · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**89%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

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

**15%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**25%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kochewahi?

■ Kochewahi · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**987

Working population ****57.8%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 59.3% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 302 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 636 (41%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 200 (13%) · **■** Marginal 385 (25%)

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 Lanji

- Kulpa3,356 people
- Maneri2,909 people
- Tedwa2,836 people
- Badgaon2,765 people
- Dewalgaon2,609 people
- Bolegaon2,456 people
- Dongargaon2,300 people
- Umari2,254 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kochewahi from Balaghat?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kochewahi?2,696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kochewahi in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kochewahi?70.5% (Census 2011)
