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About Kachro Village

Kachro is a small village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 131 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 131
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kachro compares

By the 2011 count Kachro is the 61st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kachro

Kachro is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kachro as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachro from other places

Kachro lies about 41 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 4.1 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 Kachro
Nearest railway station Bakudi 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 7.0 km
Nearest town Farakka 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 41 km

Villages closest to Kachro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachro village had a population of 249. That makes it the 61st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Kachro village has 131 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachro has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kachro is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachro covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachro falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kachro is Bakudi, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kachro.

Kachro is about 41 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachro is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 4.1 km away. Udhwa is about 7.0 km away. Farakka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghorabir (under 2 km), Hathiabandh (under 2 km) and Khokrutola (under 2 km).

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

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