Kachhwa is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mirzapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1]

Kachhwa
Town
Kachhwa is located in Uttar Pradesh
Kachhwa
Kachhwa
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°12′25″N 82°42′58″E / 25.207°N 82.716°E / 25.207; 82.716
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMirzapur
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total19,798
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Geography edit

Kachhwa is located at 25°13′N 82°43′E / 25.22°N 82.72°E / 25.22; 82.72.[3] It has an average elevation of 84 metres (275 feet). It is around 30 km. away from Varanasi Cantt.[citation needed]

Demographics edit

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 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.

Healthcare edit

Kachhwa Christian Hospital provides the healthcare facilities for the nearby villages and rural population. [5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Census of India: Kachhwa". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Kachhwa". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2006.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Rural hospitals: The silent, frontline units in the war on COVID-19". Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.