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About Kechka Village

Kechka is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 384 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kechka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kechka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 76.56 hectares
Population 756
Male Population 384
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kechka compares

By the 2011 count Kechka is the 61st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 76.56 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kechka

Kechka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kechka 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanuri, Karkata, Kashihir and Kastara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kechka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kechka village had a population of 756. That makes it the 61st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Kechka village has 384 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kechka has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kechka is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kechka covers 76.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kechka falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kechka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kechka.

Kechka is in Saltora tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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