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About Kacherigan Village

Kacherigan is a mid sized village in Jajpur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,624, made up of 800 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kacherigan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kacherigan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Jajpur Sadar
Pincode 755009
Area (hectares) 360 hectares
Population 1,624
Male Population 800
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kacherigan compares

By the 2011 count Kacherigan is the 14th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kacherigan

Kacherigan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kacherigan 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Indaroi, Jagadishpur, Jamadhara and Jamunagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kacherigan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kacherigan village had a population of 1,624. That makes it the 14th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Kacherigan village has 800 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kacherigan has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kacherigan is 755009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kacherigan covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kacherigan falls under Jajpur Sadar tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The census record for Kacherigan notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Kacherigan.

Kacherigan is in Jajpur Sadar tehsil of Jajapur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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