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 | 19,798 |
| 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]
Healthcare
Kachhwa Christian Hospital provides the healthcare facilities for the nearby villages and rural population. [4]
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". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2006.
- ^ "Rural hospitals: The silent, frontline units in the war on COVID-19". Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.