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About Kachanpur Village

Kachanpur is a large village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,106, made up of 1,101 males and 1,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 2,106
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kachanpur is the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kachanpur

Kachanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kachanpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kachanpur from other places

Kachanpur lies about 18 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 20 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 Kachanpur
Tehsil headquarters Ranka under 2 km
District headquarters Garhwa 18 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 20 km

Villages closest to Kachanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachanpur village had a population of 2,106. That makes it the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Kachanpur village has 1,101 males and 1,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachanpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kachanpur is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachanpur covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachanpur falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kachanpur is Garwa, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kachanpur.

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

Kachanpur is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about under 2 km away. Garhwa is about 18 km away. Garwa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranka Kalan (under 2 km), Daunadag (under 2 km) and Khura (1.5 km).

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

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