# Kachana Village, Didihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Didihat, Pithoragarh 

# Kachana

Kachana is a village in Didihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 53 households**, the 103rd largest of 363 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 241people (2011)
- 53households
- 91.5%literacy
- 1,274females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kachana

Of every 100 households in Kachana in 2011, 90 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kachana · ■ Didihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

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

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**69%

Use banking services ****79%**

**86%

Television ****58%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Kachana?

■ Kachana · ■ Didihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1274**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545**

**793

Working population ****53.9%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 86.4% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 119 (92%) · **■** Other work 11 (8%)

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 Didihat

- Bheliya243 people
- Ladhara243 people
- Dauli Kauli242 people
- Kandali242 people
- Harali238 people
- Bhaisuri237 people
- Turgoli237 people
- Atal Gaon233 people

[All 376 villages in Didihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/didihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kachana?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachana in?Pithoragarh district (Didihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kachana?91.5% (Census 2011)