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About Kuchadega Village

Kuchadega is a mid sized village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 440 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuchadega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuchadega village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770013
Area (hectares) 666 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 440
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuchadega compares

By the 2011 count Kuchadega is the 23rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 666 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kuchadega

Kuchadega is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuchadega as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kuchadega from other places

Kuchadega lies about 46 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Jamga, about 14 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 Kuchadega
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 11 km
Nearest railway station Jamga 14 km
Nearest town Raigarh 24 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 46 km

Villages closest to Kuchadega

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuchadega village had a population of 896. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Kuchadega village has 440 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuchadega has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kuchadega is 770013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuchadega covers 666 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuchadega falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kuchadega is Jamga, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kuchadega.

Kuchadega is about 46 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuchadega is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Hemgir is about 11 km away. Jamga is about 14 km away. Raigarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tumbajor (2.1 km), Dunguridihi (2.3 km) and Surulata (2.5 km).

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

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