Kocha, Torpa, Khunti, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kocha


The village Kocha is located in Torpa C.D.Block of Khunti District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Tapkara Gram Panchayat. It comes under Torpa Community Development Block. The nearest town is Khunti, which is about 42 kilometers away from Kocha.

Travel and Communication for Kocha


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kocha


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kocha is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kocha is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kocha


As per available data from the year 2009, 1294 persons live in 244 house holds in the village Kocha. There are 644 female individuals and 650 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.77% and males constitute 50.23% of the total population.

There are 840 scheduled tribes persons of which 430 are females and 410 are males. Females constitute 51.19% and males constitute 48.81% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 64.91% of the total population.

Population density of Kocha is 187.26 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kocha


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Total area of Kocha is 691 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 134.14 ha. About 13.48 ha is un-irrigated area. About 120.66 ha is irrigated area. About 80.33 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 40.33 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 57.72 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 163 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 20.57 ha is culturable waste land. About 264.46 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 51.11 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kocha


There are 2 private pre-primary schools in the village Kocha.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Kocha.

There is a government middle school in the village Kocha.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Tapkara, which is 5-10 kms away from Kocha.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Torpa, which is more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

Colleges in Kocha


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Torpa, which is more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in B.i.t. Mesra Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

Other Educational Facilities in Kocha


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

Healthcare Facilities in Kocha


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Kocha.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Kocha.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kocha.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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