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About Kachnara Village

Kachnara is a small village in Gunnor tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 128 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.79 hectares hectares.

Kachnara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachnara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Gunnor
Area (hectares) 244.79 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 128
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachnara compares

By the 2011 count Kachnara is the 118th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 244.79 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kachnara

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

Kachnara lies about 25 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 49 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 Kachnara
Tehsil headquarters Gunnor 25 km
District headquarters Panna 25 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 49 km

Villages closest to Kachnara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachnara village had a population of 255. That makes it the 118th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Kachnara village has 128 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachnara has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Kachnara covers 244.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachnara falls under Gunnor tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachnara is Khajuraho, about 49 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kachnara.

Kachnara is about 25 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachnara is in Gunnor tehsil of Panna district. Gunnor is about 25 km away. Panna is about 25 km away. Khajuraho is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paderi (under 2 km), Surdaha (1.8 km) and Nachnaura (1.8 km).

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

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