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About Kachana Village

Kachana is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 106 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,274 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 252542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 252542
Area (hectares) 77.07 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 106
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,274
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachana compares

By the 2011 count Kachana is the 103rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 77.07 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Kachana

Kachana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kachana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kachana from other places

Kachana lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 91 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 Kachana
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 7.5 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 91 km

Villages closest to Kachana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachana village had a population of 241. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Kachana village has 106 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachana has about 1274 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Kachana is 252542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachana covers 77.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachana falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kachana is Kathgodam, about 91 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kachana.

Kachana is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachana is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 7.5 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mala Jhula (3.6 km), Balyani Chaura (3.8 km) and Chaupara (3.8 km).

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

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