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About Kuchaut Village

Kuchaut is a mid sized village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 692 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 772.95 hectares hectares.

Kuchaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuchaut village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Salkhua
Area (hectares) 772.95 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 692
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kuchaut compares

By the 2011 count Kuchaut is the 31st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 772.95 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Kuchaut

Kuchaut is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuchaut 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuchaut from other places

Kuchaut lies about 27 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Fungo Halt, about 2.3 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 Kuchaut
Nearest railway station Fungo Halt 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Salkhua 3.6 km
Nearest town Khagaria 19 km
District headquarters Saharsa 27 km

Villages closest to Kuchaut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuchaut village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 31st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Kuchaut village has 692 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuchaut has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Kuchaut covers 772.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuchaut falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kuchaut is Fungo Halt, about 2.3 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 - 10 km distance for Kuchaut.

Kuchaut is about 27 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuchaut is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Fungo Halt is about 2.3 km away. Salkhua is about 3.6 km away. Khagaria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotwalia (1.5 km), Koparia (2.3 km) and Situahi (2.9 km).

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

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