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About Kachanda Village

Kachanda is a large village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,062, made up of 1,524 males and 1,538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 840.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachanda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 840.62 hectares
Population 3,062
Male Population 1,524
Female Population 1,538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachanda compares

By the 2011 count Kachanda is the 8th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 840.62 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kachanda

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

Kachanda lies about 38 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 19 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 Kachanda
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 10 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 19 km
Nearest town Saktī 20 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 38 km

Villages closest to Kachanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachanda village had a population of 3,062. That makes it the 8th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Kachanda village has 1,524 males and 1,538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachanda has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kachanda is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachanda covers 840.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachanda falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kachanda is Sakti, about 19 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 Kachanda.

Kachanda is about 38 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachanda is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 10 km away. Sakti is about 19 km away. Saktī is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amalidih (2.3 km), Karauwadih (2.4 km) and Hardidhih (3.2 km).

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

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