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About Kechua Village

Kechua is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,527, made up of 781 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Kechua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kechua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 1,527
Male Population 781
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kechua compares

By the 2011 count Kechua is the 51st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kechua

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

How far is Kechua from other places

Kechua lies about 76 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 12 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 Kechua
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 12 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 14 km
District headquarters Rohtas 76 km

Villages closest to Kechua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kechua village had a population of 1,527. That makes it the 51st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Kechua village has 781 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kechua has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Kechua covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kechua falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kechua is Hasan Bazar, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kechua.

Kechua is about 76 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kechua is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 9.7 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 12 km away. Bikramganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharkundia (under 2 km), Kopa (under 2 km) and Lewa (under 2 km).

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

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