Kuchai Explained

Kuchai
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:22.8382°N 85.739°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1315
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages *
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi,Ho
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:833216
Area Code:06583
Registration Plate:JH 22
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:64.34%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency

Kuchai is a village in the Kuchai CD block in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Kuchai is located at 22.7217°N 85.8063°W.

Area overview

The area shown in the map has been described as "part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract". 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.[1] [2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Kuchai.[3]

The headquarters of Kuchai CD block are located at Kuchai village.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kuchai had a total population of 1,315, of which 738 (56%) were males and 577 (44%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 185. The total number of literate persons in Kuchai was 727 (64.34% of the population over 6 years).[5]

(*For language details see Kuchai block#Language and religion)

Transport

Rajkharsawan railway station on the Tatanagar-Bilaspur section of the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line is located nearby.[6] [7]

Education

Government High School Kuchai is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1979. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 1,100 books.[8]

Project Balika High School Kuchai is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1982. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a library with 100 books.[9]

Model School Kuchai is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2012. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bihar District Gazetteers - Singhbhum . P.C. Roy Chaudhury . Secretariat Press, Bihar, Patna, 1958. 2 December 2021.
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 30: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 2 December 2021.
  3. Web site: District Police Profile – Seraikella Kharsawan . Jharkhand Police . 28 November 2021 . 26 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211126112256/https://jhpolice.gov.in/seraikella-kharsawan . dead .
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A. Map of Seraikela Kharsawan district on the fifth page . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 28 November 2021.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook, Seraikela Khasawan, Series 21, Part XII B. Location Code: 378538, Pages 62-63: District primary census abstract, 2011 census . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 28 November 2021.
  6. Web site: 58113 Tatanagar-Bilaspur Passenger . Time Table . IndiaRailInfo . 27 November 2021.
  7. Google maps
  8. Web site: Govt. High School Kuchai. Schools.org . 28 November 2021.
  9. Web site: Project Balika HS Kuchai . Schools.org . 28 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Project Balika HS Kuchai . Schools.org . 28 November 2021.

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