About Kachir Village

Kachir is a mid sized village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 497 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachir village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bani
Pincode	184206
Area (hectares)	1145 hectares
Population	970
Male Population	497
Female Population	473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachir compares

By the 2011 count Kachir is the 23rd largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 1145 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kachir

Kachir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kachir as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kachir from other places

Kachir lies about 41 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 36 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 Kachir
Tehsil headquarters	Bani	25 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	36 km
District headquarters	Kathua	41 km

Villages closest to Kachir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachir village had a population of 970. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Kachir village has 497 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachir has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kachir is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachir covers 1145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachir falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kachir is Budhi, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kachir.

Kachir is about 41 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachir is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 25 km away. Budhi is about 36 km away. Kathua is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.