About Kachnahar Village

Kachnahar is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 501 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachnahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachnahar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Pincode	854325
Area (hectares)	61 hectares
Population	949
Male Population	501
Female Population	448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachnahar compares

By the 2011 count Kachnahar is the 80th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kachnahar

Kachnahar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kachnahar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachnahar from other places

Kachnahar lies about 25 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 2.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kachnahar
Nearest railway station	Garh Banaili	2.7 km
Nearest town	Kasba	7.9 km
District headquarters	Araria	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	26 km

Villages closest to Kachnahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kachnahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachnahar village had a population of 949. That makes it the 80th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Kachnahar village has 501 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachnahar has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kachnahar is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachnahar covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kachnahar falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachnahar is Garh Banaili, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kachnahar.

Kachnahar is about 25 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachnahar is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Garh Banaili is about 2.7 km away. Kasba is about 7.9 km away. Araria is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.