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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Murlidhar Subhas Kadu
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- LGD code
- 552008
- Pincode
- 401604
- Post office
- Mokhada
- Population
- 1,077
- Households
- 218
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Sex ratio
- 774 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 684
- Distance to district centre
- 66 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 105 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 93 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 593 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kasara · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital Igatpuri · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kochale compares
By population, Kochale ranks #29 of 59 villages in Mokhada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.2%
+14.7% vs mandal average
- Kochale
- 61.2%
- Mokhada mandal
- 46.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
774
−228 vs mandal average
- Kochale
- 774
- Mokhada mandal
- 1,002
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Kochale
- 4.9
- Mokhada mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kochale at a glance
Kochale is a village of 1,077 people in 218 households (Census 2011) in Mokhada taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 29th-largest of 59 villages in Mokhada taluka. Literacy is 61%, 15 points above the taluka average of 47% and the sex ratio is 774 women per 1,000 men. It lies 66 km from the Palghar district centre, 10 km from Kasara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 401604, served by Mokhada post office; the LGD village code is 552008. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital Igatpuri, 14 km away. The sarpanch is Murlidhar Subhas Kadu, and the village votes in Shirdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao. The population is estimated at 1,270 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kochale
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Jawhar
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 52
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 110
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 29
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,055.92
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 416
- Forest area (ha)
- 523.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kochale
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kochale
- LGD code
- 552008
- Pincode
- 401604
- Post office
- Mokhada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,077
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,270
- Households
- 218
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 774
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Coordinates
- 19.72822°N, 73.43047°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Murlidhar Subhas Kadu
- Block / Mandal
- Mokhada
- Nearest PHC
- Shivtara Clinic (53.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Kherwadi (67.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kochale
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai93 kmcapital
- Hyderabad593 km
- Bengaluru873 km
- Chennai1038 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKasara10 km
- Bus stopKhardi to Vaitarna Dam Stand16 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital Igatpuri14 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank16 km
- Petrol pumpFuel11 km
- CollegeGokhale Education Socitey29 km
- Police stationAshoknagar Police Station41 km
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View all 58+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)