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About Kachnanwan Village

Kachnanwan is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,333, made up of 1,723 males and 1,610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Kachnanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachnanwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 3,333
Male Population 1,723
Female Population 1,610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kachnanwan compares

By the 2011 count Kachnanwan is the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kachnanwan

Kachnanwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kachnanwan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachnanwan from other places

Kachnanwan lies about 15 km from Jehanabad, 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 Kachnanwan
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 3.7 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 15 km

Villages closest to Kachnanwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachnanwan village had a population of 3,333. That makes it the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kachnanwan village has 1,723 males and 1,610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachnanwan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Kachnanwan covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachnanwan falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

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

Kachnanwan is about 15 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachnanwan is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur is about 3.7 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 3.7 km away. Jehanabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ismailpur (under 2 km), Raja Bigha (under 2 km) and Moghal Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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