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About Kachunda Village

Kachunda is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 34 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,441 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachunda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 87.4 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 34
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,441
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachunda compares

By the 2011 count Kachunda is the 144th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 87.4 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Kachunda

Kachunda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kachunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kachunda from other places

Kachunda lies about 24 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Raiwala Junction, about 22 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 Kachunda
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Raiwala Junction 22 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 23 km
District headquarters Garhwal 24 km

Villages closest to Kachunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachunda village had a population of 83. That makes it the 144th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Kachunda village has 34 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachunda has about 1441 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Kachunda is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachunda covers 87.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachunda falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kachunda is Raiwala Junction, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Kachunda.

Kachunda is about 24 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachunda is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 5.6 km away. Raiwala Junction is about 22 km away. Kotdwāra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandai (under 2 km), Bhawan Lagga Dharkot (2.0 km) and Dharkot (2.0 km).

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

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