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About Kachapara Village

Kachapara is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 249 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachapara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 249
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachapara compares

By the 2011 count Kachapara is the 89th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kachapara

Kachapara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kachapara as Available within 10+ 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 Kachapara from other places

Kachapara lies about 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 30 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 Kachapara
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 13 km
District headquarters Gumla 18 km
Nearest town Gumlā 18 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 30 km

Villages closest to Kachapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachapara village had a population of 515. That makes it the 89th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Kachapara village has 249 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachapara has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kachapara is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachapara covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachapara falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kachapara is Lohardaga, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kachapara.

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

Kachapara is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 13 km away. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā 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 Arangi (1.5 km), Palma (1.9 km) and Chumnu (3.6 km).

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

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