About Kachnawan Village

Kachnawan is a large village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,046, made up of 1,071 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachnawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachnawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804403
Area (hectares)	263 hectares
Population	2,046
Male Population	1,071
Female Population	975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachnawan compares

By the 2011 count Kachnawan is the 37th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kachnawan

Kachnawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kachnawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kachnawan from other places

Kachnawan lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 3.7 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 Kachnawan
Nearest railway station	Makhdumpur Gaya	3.7 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	33 km
District headquarters	Gaya	33 km

Villages closest to Kachnawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachnawan village had a population of 2,046. That makes it the 37th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Kachnawan village has 1,071 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachnawan has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kachnawan is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachnawan covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachnawan falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachnawan is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kachnawan.

Kachnawan is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachnawan is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 3.7 km away. Makhdumpur is about 3.7 km away. Belaganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.