Kochgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Kochgaon is a village situated in Narpatganj block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 320 families residing in the village Kochgaon. The total population of Kochgaon is 1,477 out of which 785 are males and 692 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kochgaon is 882.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kochgaon village is 285 which is 19% of the total population. There are 156 male children and 129 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kochgaon is 827 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (882) of Kochgaon village.

Population
1,477
Families
320
Literacy
56.71%
Sex Ratio
882

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kochgaon is 56.7%. Thus Kochgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 68.36% and the female literacy rate is 43.69% in Kochgaon village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kochgaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kochgaon Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kochgaon village.

Total Male Female
Children 285 156 129
Literacy 56.71% 68.36% 43.69%
Scheduled Caste 343 185 158
Scheduled Tribe 369 189 180
Illiterate 801 355 446

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25% of total population in Kochgaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kochgaon village out of total population, 699 were engaged in work activities. 93.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 699 workers engaged in Main Work, 126 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 523 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 656 378 278
Cultivators 126 88 38
Agriculture Labourer 523 287 236
Other Workers 7 3 4
Marginal Workers 43 6 37
Non Working 778 401 377

Nearby Villages to Kochgaon,

Below are the list of villages near Kochgaon village in Narpatganj.

Village Population
Ajitnagar 957
Belsandi 2,285
GokhulPur 8,236
Mirdaul 11,831
Tamganj Toufir 4,320
Belwa 2,539
Tamganj 8,534
Garuha Bishunpur 3,863
Bariarpur 2,551
Gadhgawan 2,212

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