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About Kachnapur Village

Kachnapur is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,522, made up of 1,368 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachnapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271502
Area (hectares) 374.23 hectares
Population 2,522
Male Population 1,368
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kachnapur compares

By the 2011 count Kachnapur is the 115th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 374.23 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kachnapur

Kachnapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kachnapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kachnapur from other places

Kachnapur lies about 26 km from Gonda. 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 Kachnapur
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 5.8 km
District headquarters Gonda 26 km

Villages closest to Kachnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachnapur village had a population of 2,522. That makes it the 115th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Kachnapur village has 1,368 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachnapur has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kachnapur is 271502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachnapur covers 374.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachnapur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Kachnapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kachnapur.

Kachnapur is about 26 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachnapur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Colonelganj is about 5.8 km away. Gonda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanjemau (under 2 km), Kutubapur (2.0 km) and Atarauliya (2.3 km).

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

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