About Kachanpur Village

Kachanpur is a large village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,967, made up of 2,102 males and 1,865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 631 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachanpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	631 hectares
Population	3,967
Male Population	2,102
Female Population	1,865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kachanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kachanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 631 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kachanpur

Kachanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kachanpur 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 5 - 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 11 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about 10 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
Nearest railway station	Gumia	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	11 km
District headquarters	Palamu	11 km

Villages closest to Kachanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachanpur village had a population of 3,967. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Kachanpur village has 2,102 males and 1,865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachanpur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kachanpur is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachanpur covers 631 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachanpur falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

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

Kachanpur is about 11 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachanpur is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Gumia is about 10 km away. Chhatarpur is about 11 km away. Palamu is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.