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About Kachar Bhan Village

Kachar Bhan is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 995, made up of 520 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachar Bhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachar Bhan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142047
Area (hectares) 285.62 hectares
Population 995
Male Population 520
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kachar Bhan compares

By the 2011 count Kachar Bhan is the 78th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 285.62 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kachar Bhan

The census records public bus service for Kachar Bhan 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachar Bhan from other places

Kachar Bhan lies about 30 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 9.9 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 Kachar Bhan
Tehsil headquarters Zira 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Butewala 9.9 km
District headquarters Firozpur 30 km

Villages closest to Kachar Bhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zira 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 Kachar Bhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachar Bhan village had a population of 995. That makes it the 78th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Kachar Bhan village has 520 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachar Bhan has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kachar Bhan is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachar Bhan covers 285.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachar Bhan falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kachar Bhan is Butewala, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kachar Bhan.

Kachar Bhan is about 30 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachar Bhan is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 7.2 km away. Butewala is about 9.9 km away. Firozpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naurang Singhwala (2.1 km), Mehar Singhwala (2.3 km) and Santuwala (2.3 km).

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

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