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About Kachhwin Village

Kachhwin is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 150 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,267 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhwin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhwin village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 174311
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 150
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,267
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhwin compares

By the 2011 count Kachhwin is the 32nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Kachhwin

Kachhwin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachhwin 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. The nearest villages by name are Jangal, Jangal D P F Chak Chalsaee, Jangal D P F Chak Samela and Jangli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kachhwin

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhwin village had a population of 340. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Kachhwin village has 150 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhwin has about 1267 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Kachhwin is 174311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhwin covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachhwin falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kachhwin notes the nearest railway station 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 Kachhwin.

Kachhwin is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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