About Kuchpokhar Village

Kuchpokhar is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 359 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares.

Kuchpokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuchpokhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	71 hectares
Population	729
Male Population	359
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuchpokhar compares

By the 2011 count Kuchpokhar is the 134th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kuchpokhar

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

Kuchpokhar lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 2.9 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 Kuchpokhar
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	3.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	17 km
District headquarters	Katihar	40 km

Villages closest to Kuchpokhar

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 Kuchpokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuchpokhar village had a population of 729. That makes it the 134th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Kuchpokhar village has 359 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuchpokhar has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Kuchpokhar covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuchpokhar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kuchpokhar is Dhachna, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kuchpokhar.

Kuchpokhar is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuchpokhar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 2.9 km away. Barsoi is about 3.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.