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About Kachna Village

Kachna is a large village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,845, made up of 1,398 males and 1,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493770, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493770
Area (hectares) 801.64 hectares
Population 2,845
Male Population 1,398
Female Population 1,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachna compares

By the 2011 count Kachna is the 12th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 801.64 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kachna

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

Kachna lies about 33 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Chataud, about 10 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 Kachna
Nearest railway station Chataud 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurud 20 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 23 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 33 km

Villages closest to Kachna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachna village had a population of 2,845. That makes it the 12th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Kachna village has 1,398 males and 1,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachna has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kachna is 493770. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachna covers 801.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachna falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kachna is Chataud, about 10 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kachna.

Kachna is about 33 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachna is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Chataud is about 10 km away. Kurud is about 20 km away. Nawāpāra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanamuka (2.1 km), Jarwaydih (3.0 km) and Sarbada (3.1 km).

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

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