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About Kuchenga Village

Kuchenga is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 196 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuchenga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuchenga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 374.15 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 196
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuchenga compares

By the 2011 count Kuchenga is the 98th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 374.15 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kuchenga

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

Kuchenga lies about 142 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Junagarh Road, about 84 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 Kuchenga
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 27 km
Nearest town Umarkot 44 km
Nearest railway station Junagarh Road 84 km
District headquarters Raipur 142 km

Villages closest to Kuchenga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuchenga village had a population of 390. That makes it the 98th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Kuchenga village has 196 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuchenga has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kuchenga is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuchenga covers 374.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuchenga falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kuchenga is Junagarh Road, about 84 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 10+ km distance for Kuchenga.

Kuchenga is about 142 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuchenga is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 27 km away. Umarkot is about 44 km away. Junagarh Road is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhutbeda (3.1 km), Gariba (4.5 km) and Suklabhatha (7.5 km).

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

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