Kochari, Belagavi

Kochari
Interactive map of Kochari
Coordinates (Kannada High School Kochari): 16°13′30.6″N 74°33′02.3″E / 16.225167°N 74.550639°E / 16.225167; 74.550639 -->
Government
 • TypeGram Panchayat
 • BodyKochari Gram Panchayat
 • MP of Belagavi ConstituencyJagadish Shettar (Bharatiya Janata Party)
 • CEO of Zilla Panchayat, BelagaviRahul Shinde, IAS
 • Sarpanch of Kochari Gram PanchayatName not known
Area
 • Total
7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Elevation
631 m (2,070 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,450
 • Density605/km2 (1,570/sq mi)
DemonymKochari
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code
591340
STD, Telephone country code08333, +91
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA

Kochari is a village in the Belagavi District of Karnataka, India.[1] It is located in the Hukeri Taluka of the Belagavi District. The people of Kochari primarily rely on agriculture for their livelihoods. Due to the village's location in the Belagavi District, also called the sugar belt, sugarcane farming is a major component of the village's agricultural output. Despite the agricultural reliance, Kochari has a literacy rate of 69% (79.48% Male, 58.54% Female), which is higher than the district average of 63.9%.[2]

References

  1. ^ Village Directory, Census of India, 2001
  2. ^ "Kochari". 2011 Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.