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About Kachna Village

Kachna is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,748, made up of 1,420 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Kachna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 2,748
Male Population 1,420
Female Population 1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kachna compares

By the 2011 count Kachna is the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kachna

The census records public bus service for Kachna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 174 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Harpar Bochaha, about 5.0 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
Nearest railway station Harpar Bochaha 5.0 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 29 km
District headquarters Purnia 174 km

Villages closest to Kachna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 2,748. That makes it the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Kachna village has 1,420 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachna has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Kachna covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kachna falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachna is Harpar Bochaha, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kachna.

Kachna is about 174 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachna is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Harpar Bochaha is about 5.0 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 9.4 km away. Dagarua is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Minapur (2.1 km), Babhani (2.2 km) and Biswaspur (5.0 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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