# Kachnara Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur 

# Kachnara

Kachnara is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **774 people in 206 households**, the 89th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 774people (2011)
- 206households
- 76.0%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Kachnara PIN code and other codes

Kachnara falls in Malhargarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMalhargarh
- Census village code469156

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kachnara from nearby towns?

- Malhargarh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Malhargarh (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kachnara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kachnara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malhargarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kachnara known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 94% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kachnara

Of every 100 households in Kachnara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kachnara · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**32%

Television ****17%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kachnara?

■ Kachnara · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**950

Working population ****61.2%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 59.9% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 397 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (10%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 28 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Malhargarh

- Gogarpura791 people
- Banskhedi790 people
- Mundadi783 people
- Deori782 people
- Khokhara772 people
- Antrikhurd769 people
- Chitakhedi755 people
- Chandwasa740 people

[All 168 villages in Malhargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/malhargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kachnara from Mandsaur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kachnara?774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachnara in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kachnara?76.0% (Census 2011)