| Kuchinda | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Odisha#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Odisha, India |
| Coordinates: | 21.73°N 84.35°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sambalpur |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson, Kuchinda N.A.C. |
| Leader Name: | Smt. Rebati Balua [1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 220 |
| Population Total: | 15576 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 768222[2] |
| Area Code: | 06642 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | OD15 (Sambalpur) Nearest RTO OD23 (Jharsuguda) OD28 (Deogarh) |
| Website: | [3] |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Odia |
Kuchinda is the town and a notified area council in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is located about 802NaN2 from the district headquarters of Sambalpur, and about 482NaN2 away from Jharsuguda. Kuchinda is famous for its "Dushera". Kuchinda is also famous for the Gudguda waterfall. Most of the people of Kuchinda sub-division depends on farming. Kuchinda is more of a tribal area.
It has an average elevation of 220 metres (721 feet).[4] National Highway 200 passes through the city. Nearby residential areas include Saida, Ghosa, Mantrimunda, Lad,Boxma,Mahuldihi, Kira, Bandubas, Satkama and Lingapali.
census,[5] Kuchinda had a population of 15,576. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Kuchinda has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: Male literacy is 71% and female literacy is 60%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Purunapani is the most educated village of western Odisha, which is situated in Kuchinda block.
Jharsuguda Airport - 482NaN2
Railway stations: Bagdihi (Odisha, Jharsuguda, Laikera 31 km), Jharsuguda junction 48 km, Jharsuguda,Panpali (Odisha, Jharsuguda, Kirmira 32 km) Rourkela (Odisha, Sundargarh 83 km)
The MLA from Kuchinda (ST) Assembly Constituency is Kishor Chandar Naik of BJD.[6]
Kuchinda is part of Sambalpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[7] And Nitesh Ganga Deb is the Member of Parliament of Sambalpur lok sabha constituency.