About Kachhwa Kalan Village

Kachhwa Kalan is a large village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,119, made up of 1,120 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhwa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhwa Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Sarila
Pincode	210430
Area (hectares)	854.41 hectares
Population	2,119
Male Population	1,120
Female Population	999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhwa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kachhwa Kalan is the 25th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 854.41 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Kachhwa Kalan

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

Kachhwa Kalan lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Kachhwa Kalan
Nearest town	Mandi	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarila	26 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	26 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	33 km

Villages closest to Kachhwa Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarila 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 Kachhwa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhwa Kalan village had a population of 2,119. That makes it the 25th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Kachhwa Kalan village has 1,120 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhwa Kalan has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Kachhwa Kalan is 210430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhwa Kalan covers 854.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachhwa Kalan falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachhwa Kalan is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Kachhwa Kalan.

Kachhwa Kalan is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhwa Kalan is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Sarila is about 26 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.