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About Kachkahar Village

Kachkahar is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 355 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.1 hectares hectares.

Kachkahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachkahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 167.1 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 355
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Kachkahar compares

By the 2011 count Kachkahar is the 92nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 167.1 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kachkahar

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

Kachkahar lies about 33 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 6.1 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 Kachkahar
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 6.1 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 17 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 33 km

Villages closest to Kachkahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachkahar village had a population of 702. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Kachkahar village has 355 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachkahar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Kachkahar covers 167.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachkahar falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachkahar is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 6.1 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 Kachkahar.

Kachkahar is about 33 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachkahar is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 5.5 km away. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 6.1 km away. Rāmnagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpurwa (under 2 km), Bijaypur (under 2 km) and Gamharia (under 2 km).

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

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