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About Kachna Village

Kachna is a large village in Pakribarawan tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,832, made up of 1,914 males and 1,918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 710 hectares hectares.

Kachna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Pakribarawan
Area (hectares) 710 hectares
Population 3,832
Male Population 1,914
Female Population 1,918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachna compares

By the 2011 count Kachna is the 12th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 710 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kachna

Kachna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kachna as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachna from other places

Kachna lies about 23 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Bardiha, about 14 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 Kachna
Tehsil headquarters Pakribarawan 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Baghi Bardiha 14 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 15 km
District headquarters Nawada 23 km

Villages closest to Kachna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachna village had a population of 3,832. That makes it the 12th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Kachna village has 1,914 males and 1,918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachna has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Kachna covers 710 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachna falls under Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachna is Baghi Bardiha, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kachna.

Kachna is about 23 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachna is in Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district. Pakribarawan is about 2.9 km away. Baghi Bardiha is about 14 km away. Wāris Alīganj 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 Datraul (2.1 km), Kapsandi (2.8 km) and Kurhaita (2.8 km).

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

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