Kachhwa
Kachhwa | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kachhwa Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°12′25″N 82°42′58″E / 25.207°N 82.716°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mirzapur |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,958 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kachhwa is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mirzapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1]
Geography
Kachhwa is located at 25°13′N 82°43′E / 25.22°N 82.72°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 84 metres (275 feet). It is around 30 km. away from Varanasi Cantt.[citation needed]
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian Census, Kachhwa had a total population of 15,958, of which 8,363 were males and 7,595 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,240. The total number of literates in Kachhwa was 10,846, which constituted 68.0% of the population with male literacy of 76.5% and female literacy of 58.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Kachhwa was 79.1%, of which male literacy rate was 88.8% and female literacy rate was 68.3%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 2,369 and 39 respectively. Kachhwa had 2249 households in 2011.[1]
As of 2001[update] India census,[4] Kachhwa had a population of 14,712. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kachhwa has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 46%. In Kachhwa, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
- ^ a b c "Census of India: Kachhwa". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kachhwa
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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