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About Kachanpur Village

Kachanpur is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 361 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Kachanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 361
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Kachanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kachanpur is the 101st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kachanpur

Kachanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kachanpur 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 Kachanpur from other places

Kachanpur lies about 9.6 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 8.8 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 Kachanpur
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 8.8 km
District headquarters Gaya 9.6 km

Villages closest to Kachanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Kachanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachanpur village had a population of 711. That makes it the 101st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Kachanpur village has 361 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachanpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Kachanpur covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachanpur falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachanpur is Kastha, about 8.8 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 Kachanpur.

Kachanpur is about 9.6 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachanpur is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 5.1 km away. Kastha is about 8.8 km away. Gaya is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdaha (under 2 km), Kharanti (under 2 km) and Sijua (under 2 km).

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

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