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About Kachnagachh Village

Kachnagachh is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 379 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachnagachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachnagachh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 140.27 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 379
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Kachnagachh compares

By the 2011 count Kachnagachh is the 160th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 140.27 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kachnagachh

Kachnagachh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kachnagachh 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 Kachnagachh from other places

Kachnagachh lies about 7.4 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 12 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 Kachnagachh
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 4.6 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 28 km

Villages closest to Kachnagachh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachnagachh village had a population of 740. That makes it the 160th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Kachnagachh village has 379 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachnagachh has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kachnagachh is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachnagachh covers 140.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachnagachh falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kachnagachh is Dalkhola, about 12 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 Kachnagachh.

Kachnagachh is about 7.4 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachnagachh is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 4.6 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 7.4 km away. Dalkhola is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachan (under 2 km), Madargachhi (under 2 km) and Kachna (under 2 km).

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

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