About Kachra Village

Kachra is a large village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,928, made up of 1,545 males and 1,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Saur Bazar
Pincode	852221
Area (hectares)	235.88 hectares
Population	2,928
Male Population	1,545
Female Population	1,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachra compares

By the 2011 count Kachra is the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 235.88 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kachra

Kachra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kachra as Available within 10+ 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 Kachra from other places

Kachra lies about 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 11 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 Kachra
Tehsil headquarters	Saur Bazar	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sonbarsa Kacheri	11 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	14 km

Villages closest to Kachra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saur Bazar 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.

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Common questions about Kachra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachra village had a population of 2,928. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Kachra village has 1,545 males and 1,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachra has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kachra is 852221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachra covers 235.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachra falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachra is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kachra.

Kachra is about 14 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachra is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Saur Bazar is about 5.5 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 11 km away. Saharsa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.