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About Kachra Village

Kachra is a small village in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 130 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Pincode 212307
Area (hectares) 120.79 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 130
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kachra compares

By the 2011 count Kachra is the 279th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 120.79 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 912.

Getting to Kachra

Kachra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachra from other places

Kachra lies about 17 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jasra, about 10 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 Kachra
Nearest railway station Jasra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 17 km
District headquarters Allahabad 17 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 17 km

Villages closest to Kachra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachra village had a population of 247. That makes it the 279th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Kachra village has 130 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachra has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kachra is 212307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachra covers 120.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachra falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachra is Jasra, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kachra.

Kachra is about 17 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachra is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Jasra is about 10 km away. Karchhana is about 17 km away. Allahabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur (2.4 km), Barawan (5.1 km) and Dahi (5.9 km).

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

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