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About Kachnau Village

Kachnau is a large village in Mahavan tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,467, made up of 1,365 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachnau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachnau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mahavan
Pincode 281301
Area (hectares) 331.34 hectares
Population 2,467
Male Population 1,365
Female Population 1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 807
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachnau compares

By the 2011 count Kachnau is the 43rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents. Its 331.34 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Kachnau

Kachnau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachnau as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kachnau from other places

Kachnau lies about 27 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Kitham, 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 Kachnau
Nearest railway station Kitham 14 km
Nearest town Sadābād 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahavan 27 km
District headquarters Mathura 27 km

Villages closest to Kachnau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachnau village had a population of 2,467. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents.

Kachnau village has 1,365 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachnau has about 807 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 871.

The pincode recorded for Kachnau is 281301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachnau covers 331.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachnau falls under Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachnau is Kitham, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kachnau.

Kachnau is about 27 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachnau is in Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district. Kitham is about 14 km away. Sadābād is about 17 km away. Mahavan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karnau (1.8 km), Selkhera (2.2 km) and Nagla Gukhrauli (3.0 km).

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

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