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About Kachmachia Village

Kachmachia is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 606 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares.

Kachmachia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachmachia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 606
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kachmachia compares

By the 2011 count Kachmachia is the 33rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kachmachia

Kachmachia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachmachia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachmachia from other places

Kachmachia lies about 16 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 7.1 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 Kachmachia
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 8.4 km
Nearest town Godda 14 km
District headquarters Banka 16 km

Villages closest to Kachmachia

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

Common questions about Kachmachia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachmachia village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Kachmachia village has 606 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachmachia has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Kachmachia covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachmachia falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachmachia is Panjwara Road, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kachmachia.

Kachmachia is about 16 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachmachia is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 7.1 km away. Barahat is about 8.4 km away. Godda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laurhiabuzurg (under 2 km), Mohani (under 2 km) and Gobind Pur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kachmachia today is likely to be higher.

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