About Kachhel Village

Kachhel is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 659 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhel village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	214.17 hectares
Population	1,221
Male Population	659
Female Population	562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kachhel compares

By the 2011 count Kachhel is the 33rd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 214.17 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kachhel

Kachhel is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kachhel 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachhel from other places

Kachhel lies about 6.6 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.0 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 Kachhel
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	4.0 km
District headquarters	Giridih	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	7.7 km

Villages closest to Kachhel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhel village had a population of 1,221. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Kachhel village has 659 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhel has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kachhel is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhel covers 214.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachhel falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kachhel is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kachhel.

Kachhel is about 6.6 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhel is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 4.0 km away. Giridih is about 6.6 km away. Gande is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.