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About Kachri Village

Kachri is a small village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 224 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193302
Area (hectares) 63.5 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 224
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachri compares

By the 2011 count Kachri is the 163rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 63.5 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kachri

Kachri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachri as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kachri from other places

Kachri lies about 18 km from Kupwara. 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 Kachri
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 5.4 km
Nearest town Sopur 16 km
District headquarters Kupwara 18 km

Villages closest to Kachri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachri village had a population of 426. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Kachri village has 224 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachri has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kachri is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachri covers 63.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachri falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Kachri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kachri.

Kachri is about 18 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachri is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 5.4 km away. Sopur is about 16 km away. Kupwara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Spahan Yaru (under 2 km), Yaru (under 2 km) and Hanji Shat (under 2 km).

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

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