# Kachna Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kachna

Kachna is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,809 people in 892 households**, the 19th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 4,809people (2011)
- 892households
- 58.2%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kachna

Of every 100 households in Kachna in 2011, 42 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kachna · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****20%**

**20%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Kachna?

■ Kachna · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**967

Working population ****28.4%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 51.4% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 398 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 578 (42%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 176 (13%) · **■** Marginal 208 (15%)

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 Islampur

- Agdimti5,168 people
- Khabargaon5,148 people
- Phulbari5,134 people
- Aliganj4,940 people
- Durgapur4,674 people
- Ramganj4,660 people
- Matikunda4,529 people
- Bhelagachhi4,528 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kachna?4,809 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachna in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kachna?58.2% (Census 2011)