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- LGD code
- 233566
- Pincode
- 841214
- Post office
- Kopa Bazar
- Population
- 2,803
- Households
- 425
- Literacy rate
- 57.9%
- Sex ratio
- 963 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 576
Census 2011 · in context
How Kachnar compares
By population, Kachnar ranks #8 of 53 villages in Revelganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.9%
+0.5% vs mandal average
- Kachnar
- 57.9%
- Revelganj mandal
- 57.4%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
963
+42 vs mandal average
- Kachnar
- 963
- Revelganj mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kachnar
- 6.6
- Revelganj mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kachnar at a glance
Kachnar is a village of 2,803 people in 425 households (Census 2011) in Revelganj block, Saran district, Bihar, the 8th-largest of 53 villages in Revelganj block. Literacy is 58%, about the same as the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 963 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841214, served by Kopa Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 233566. The village votes in Bibhutipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Kumar. The population is estimated at 3,305 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kachnar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- REVELGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KACHNAR
- Total area (ha)
- 249.7
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 130.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kachnar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kachnar
- LGD code
- 233566
- Pincode
- 841214
- Post office
- Kopa Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,803
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,305
- Households
- 425
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 963
- Literacy rate
- 57.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bibhutipur
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ajay Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Revelganj
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841214
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- KhairwarRevelganj mandal3,222 pop
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- Semaria KhurdRevelganj mandal2,346 pop
- MarahaManjhi mandal2,146 pop
- SaraindhaRevelganj mandal826 pop
- Dhelahari BuzurgRevelganj mandal753 pop
- Langri DhelahariRevelganj mandal584 pop
- Juran ChhapraJalalpur mandal516 pop
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Other villages named Kachnar
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)