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About Kauchi Village

Kauchi is a mid sized village in Barsahi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 374 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauchi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Barsahi
Pincode 757025
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 374
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauchi compares

By the 2011 count Kauchi is the 36th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 686 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kauchi

Kauchi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kauchi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kauchi from other places

Kauchi lies about 9.3 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Kuchai, about under 2 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 Kauchi
Nearest railway station Kuchai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsahi 9.3 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 9.3 km
Nearest town Baripāda 9.3 km

Villages closest to Kauchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauchi village had a population of 769. That makes it the 36th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 686 residents.

Kauchi village has 374 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauchi has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kauchi is 757025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauchi covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kauchi falls under Barsahi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kauchi is Kuchai, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Kauchi.

Kauchi is about 9.3 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauchi is in Barsahi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Kuchai is about under 2 km away. Barsahi is about 9.3 km away. Mayurbhanj is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koliana (7.9 km), Chandanchaturi (12 km) and Prativapur (24 km).

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

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