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About Kuchila Village

Kuchila is a large village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,727, made up of 1,379 males and 1,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuchila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuchila village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 504 hectares
Population 2,727
Male Population 1,379
Female Population 1,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kuchila compares

By the 2011 count Kuchila is the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 504 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kuchila

Kuchila is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kuchila as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuchila from other places

Kuchila lies about 34 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chhipadohar, about 3.8 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 Kuchila
Nearest railway station Chhipadohar 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 6.8 km
Nearest town Medininagar 25 km
District headquarters Latehar 34 km

Villages closest to Kuchila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuchila village had a population of 2,727. That makes it the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Kuchila village has 1,379 males and 1,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuchila has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kuchila is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuchila covers 504 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuchila falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuchila is Chhipadohar, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kuchila is about 34 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuchila is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Chhipadohar is about 3.8 km away. Barwadih is about 6.8 km away. Medininagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukamar (2.0 km), Munru (3.3 km) and Muru (3.3 km).

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

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