Kocchi, Lakhandur
Kocchi (कोच्छी) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Lakhandur Taluka in Bhandara district of Maharashtra, which falls under Lakhandur block. Surekha Hiraman Desai is the President of Kocchi Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address ravindraghate@gmail.com and mobile number 96044xxx30. The Secretary is Narendra Ambadas Nandanwar, who can be reached at email address narendranandanwar111@gmail.com and mobile number 91581xxx27. The Panchayat address is Grampanchayat Karyalay, Kocchi/DA., at Kochchhi po Barwha ta Lakhandur Distt Bhandara, Pincode - 441803. You can reach there by taking a bus till Lakhandur bus stop which is around 9 km away. The Panchayat has internet facility, Wi-Fi facility and homestay option.
As on May 2024, the current population of Kocchi is 1.3 thousands out of which 667 are males and rest 622 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 933 females per 1000 males. There are around 115 teenagers in Kocchi. It has literacy rate of 74% which means around 956 persons can read and write. Total 126 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 288 households in Kocchi, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 801. The pincode of Kocchi is 441805 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Dighori Sub Post office
- Hardoli Branch Post office
- Kharashi Branch Post office
- Barwa Branch Post office
- Pardi Branch Post office
Schools
Kocchi has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Z.P. High School Dighori(Moti)
- Rawji Fate Vidhyalaya Kharashi
- Mahtma Gandhi Vidhhyala Chichal/ Barwha
- Shashikant Daithankar Arts & Sci Junior College Barwha
- K.D. Ramteke High School Dighori(Moti)
Hospitals
Kocchi has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Dhighori 2 Sub-Center
- Barwha Primary Health Center
- R H Palandur Community Health Center
- Barwha Sub-Center
- Tawshi Sub-Center
Banks
Kocchi has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Kocchi Village Panchayat manages total 2 villages.
- Dandegaon
- Kocchi