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About Kachh Village

Kachh is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 100 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 171610
Area (hectares) 23.55 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 100
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachh compares

By the 2011 count Kachh is the 65th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 23.55 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Kachh

Kachh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachh 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachh from other places

Kachh lies about 48 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about under 2 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 Kachh
Nearest railway station Samloti under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 32 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 48 km

Villages closest to Kachh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Kachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachh village had a population of 193. That makes it the 65th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Kachh village has 100 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachh has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Kachh is 171610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachh covers 23.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachh falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachh is Samloti, about under 2 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kachh.

Kachh is about 48 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachh is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Samloti is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 15 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatani (under 2 km), Bhati (2.1 km) and Bhatiana Rajputtan (2.1 km).

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

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