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About Kuchighata Village

Kuchighata is a large village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,848, made up of 1,437 males and 1,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuchighata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuchighata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 291.94 hectares
Population 2,848
Male Population 1,437
Female Population 1,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kuchighata compares

By the 2011 count Kuchighata is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 291.94 hectares work out to about 9.8 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 957.

Getting to Kuchighata

Kuchighata is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kuchighata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuchighata from other places

Kuchighata lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Kuchighata
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Kuchighata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuchighata village had a population of 2,848. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Kuchighata village has 1,437 males and 1,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuchighata has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kuchighata is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuchighata covers 291.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuchighata falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kuchighata is Mallarpur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kuchighata.

Kuchighata is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuchighata is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankhatipur (under 2 km), Hatara (under 2 km) and Kshatipur (under 2 km).

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

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