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About Kachnar Village

Kachnar is a large village in Revelganj tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,803, made up of 1,428 males and 1,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.7 hectares hectares.

Kachnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachnar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Revelganj
Area (hectares) 249.7 hectares
Population 2,803
Male Population 1,428
Female Population 1,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kachnar compares

By the 2011 count Kachnar is the 8th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,966 residents. Its 249.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kachnar

The census records public bus service for Kachnar as Available within <5 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 Kachnar from other places

Kachnar lies about 27 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Kopa Samhota, about 3.5 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 Kachnar
Nearest railway station Kopa Samhota 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Revelganj 3.9 km
District headquarters Saran 27 km

Villages closest to Kachnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachnar village had a population of 2,803. That makes it the 8th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,966 residents.

Kachnar village has 1,428 males and 1,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachnar has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Kachnar covers 249.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachnar falls under Revelganj tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachnar is Kopa Samhota, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kachnar.

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

Kachnar is in Revelganj tehsil of Saran district. Kopa Samhota is about 3.5 km away. Revelganj is about 3.9 km away. Saran is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teknawas (under 2 km), Saraindha (under 2 km) and Khairwar (under 2 km).

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

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