Kuchai

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.

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.

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.

The headquarters of Kuchai CD block are located at Kuchai village.

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).

(*For language details see Kuchai block)

Transport
Rajkharsawan railway station on the Tatanagar-Bilaspur section of the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line is located nearby.

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.

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.

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