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About Kachan Village

Kachan is a large village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,229, made up of 1,130 males and 1,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1156.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 822110
Area (hectares) 1156.31 hectares
Population 2,229
Male Population 1,130
Female Population 1,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachan compares

By the 2011 count Kachan is the 25th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 1156.31 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kachan

Kachan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kachan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kachan from other places

Kachan lies about 36 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 7.3 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 Kachan
Nearest railway station Chichaki 7.3 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 16 km
District headquarters Palamu 36 km

Villages closest to Kachan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachan village had a population of 2,229. That makes it the 25th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Kachan village has 1,130 males and 1,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachan has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kachan is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachan covers 1156.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachan falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kachan is Chichaki, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance for Kachan.

Kachan is about 36 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachan is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chichaki is about 7.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 12 km away. Chainpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baranw (6.4 km), Dhawa (6.6 km) and Aragara (7.7 km).

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

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