About Kachana Village

Kachana is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,215, made up of 632 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Kachana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachana village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	1,215
Male Population	632
Female Population	583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kachana compares

By the 2011 count Kachana is the 93rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kachana

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

How far is Kachana from other places

Kachana lies about 51 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 11 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 Kachana
Nearest railway station	Dalkhola	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	26 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	28 km
District headquarters	Katihar	51 km

Villages closest to Kachana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachana village had a population of 1,215. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Kachana village has 632 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachana has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Kachana covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachana falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachana is Dalkhola, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kachana is about 51 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachana is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dalkhola is about 11 km away. Barsoi is about 26 km away. Kishanganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.