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Kachan Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Kachan is a large village located in Chainpur Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 413 families residing. The Kachan village has population of 2229 of which 1130 are males while 1099 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kachan village population of children with age 0-6 is 446 which makes up 20.01 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kachan village is 973 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kachan as per census is 1018, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kachan village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kachan village was 50.64 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kachan Male literacy stands at 61.50 % while female literacy rate was 39.36 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kachan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kachan village.

Kachan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 413 - -
Population 2,229 1,130 1,099
Child (0-6) 446 221 225
Schedule Caste 467 233 234
Schedule Tribe 1,034 517 517
Literacy 50.64 % 61.50 % 39.36 %
Total Workers 1,107 592 515
Main Worker 48 - -
Marginal Worker 1,059 548 511

Caste Factor

In Kachan village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 46.39 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 20.95 % of total population in Kachan village.

Work Profile

In Kachan village out of total population, 1107 were engaged in work activities. 4.34 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 95.66 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1107 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.