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About Kachra Village

Kachra is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 146 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 9.31 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 146
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachra compares

By the 2011 count Kachra is the 140th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 9.31 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kachra

Kachra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kachra as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Jaykrishna Pur, Jhareswarpur, Jheta Gerya and Julko. 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 Kachra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachra village had a population of 285. That makes it the 140th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Kachra village has 146 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachra has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kachra is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachra covers 9.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kachra falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kachra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kachra is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Kachra today is likely to be higher.

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