About Kachna Village

Kachna 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 1,321, made up of 697 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachna village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	181.39 hectares
Population	1,321
Male Population	697
Female Population	624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachna compares

By the 2011 count Kachna is the 101st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 181.39 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kachna

Kachna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kachna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kachna from other places

Kachna lies about 7.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 11 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 Kachna
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	4.8 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Dalkhola	11 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	28 km

Villages closest to Kachna

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.

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Common questions about Kachna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachna village had a population of 1,321. That makes it the 101st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Kachna village has 697 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachna has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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

Kachna covers 181.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kachna is Dalkhola, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kachna.

Kachna is about 7.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachna is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 4.8 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 7.0 km away. Dalkhola is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.