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About Kachapur Village

Kachapur is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 667 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 1,390
Male Population 667
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kachapur compares

By the 2011 count Kachapur is the 14th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kachapur

Kachapur 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 Kachapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kachapur from other places

Kachapur lies about 9.6 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 2.9 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 Kachapur
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 8.9 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 9.6 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 12 km

Villages closest to Kachapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachapur village had a population of 1,390. That makes it the 14th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Kachapur village has 667 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachapur has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kachapur is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachapur covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachapur falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kachapur is Lotapahar, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kachapur.

Kachapur is about 9.6 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachapur is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 2.9 km away. Sonua is about 8.9 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punipada (under 2 km), Kankoa (under 2 km) and Baidmara (1.8 km).

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

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