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About Kachan Village

Kachan is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,907, made up of 1,518 males and 1,389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 896.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231208
Area (hectares) 896.68 hectares
Population 2,907
Male Population 1,518
Female Population 1,389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kachan compares

By the 2011 count Kachan is the 50th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 896.68 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kachan

The census records public bus service for Kachan as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachan from other places

Kachan lies about 69 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Renukoot, about 15 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 Kachan
Nearest railway station Renukoot 15 km
Nearest town Renukūt 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 28 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 69 km

Villages closest to Kachan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachan village had a population of 2,907. That makes it the 50th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Kachan village has 1,518 males and 1,389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachan has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kachan is 231208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachan covers 896.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachan falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachan is Renukoot, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kachan is about 69 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachan is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Renukoot is about 15 km away. Renukūt is about 16 km away. Dudhi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garabandha (2.9 km), Banamahari (4.2 km) and Karakori (4.8 km).

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

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