Village · Gangdhar, Jhalawar # Kachhnara Kachhnara is a village in Gangdhar sub-district of Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, PIN code 326516. The 2011 Census counted 1,633 people in 334 households, the 18th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%. - 1,633 people (2011) - 334 households - 56.7% literacy - 326516 PIN code ## Kachhnara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kachhnara is 326516. Kachhnara falls in Gangdhar sub-district, Jhalawar district, Rajasthan. - PIN code 326516 - Community development block Dag - Census village code 105312 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kachhnara from nearby towns? - Gangdhar (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Jhalawar (district HQ) 147 km by road - Bhawani Mandi (nearest town) 103 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kachhnara? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kachhnara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gangdhar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gangdhar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gangdhar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kachhnara known for? The main crops are soybean, wheat and bajara. Products made here include earthen pots. About 72% of the 1,340 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kachhnara Of every 100 households in Kachhnara in 2011, 73 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kachhnara · ■ Gangdhar rural average - Electricity for lighting 73% 71% - Toilet within the home 2% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 91% - Tap water 0% 12% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 24% 47% - Television 26% 21% - Mobile phone 53% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 30% 36% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kachhnara? ■ Kachhnara · ■ Gangdhar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 52.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 958 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 835 923 - Working population 48.7% 49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 43.2% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 412 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 175 (22%) · ■ Other work 9 (1%) · ■ Marginal 199 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gangdhar - Sarwar 1,695 people - Peeplya Khurd 1,662 people - Luhariya 1,645 people - Rojhana 1,637 people - Koondla 1,526 people - Chachurni 1,522 people - Bardiya Beerji 1,513 people - Dhatooriya 1,478 people All 191 villages in Gangdhar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kachhnara? 326516 - How far is Kachhnara from Jhalawar? 147 km by road - What is the population of Kachhnara? 1,633 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kachhnara in? Jhalawar district (Gangdhar sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Kachhnara? 56.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jhalawar/gangdhar/kachhnara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.