About Kachnar Village

Kachnar is one of the larger villages in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,897, made up of 4,899 males and 4,998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachnar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Siswan
Pincode	841210
Area (hectares)	684 hectares
Population	9,897
Male Population	4,899
Female Population	4,998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachnar compares

By the 2011 count Kachnar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 684 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kachnar

Kachnar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachnar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kachnar from other places

Kachnar lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 15 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 town	Reoti	13 km
Nearest railway station	Chainwa	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siswan	28 km
District headquarters	Siwan	28 km

Villages closest to Kachnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachnar village had a population of 9,897. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Kachnar village has 4,899 males and 4,998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachnar has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kachnar is 841210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachnar covers 684 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachnar falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachnar is Chainwa, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kachnar.

Kachnar is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachnar is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Reoti is about 13 km away. Chainwa is about 15 km away. Siswan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.