Kachhauna Patseni is a town and a

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Sandila Sandila is a town and nagar palika parishad in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as a tehsil headquarters within the district. Located midway between Hardoi and Lucknow, Sandila is a well-connected town with road ...

tehsil of

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. It was first upgraded to urban status for the 1981 census. As of 2011, its population is 15,647, in 2,772 households. The Kachhauna

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encompasses the rural areas surrounding the town.

Demographics

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, Kachhauna Patseni had a population of 13,504. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kachhauna Patseni has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 52%.

Economy

As of 1981, Kachhauna Patseni's three main imports were

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, and

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oil. The three main commodities manufactured in town were rice,

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, and tin boxes. The three largest exports were paddy, groundnut, and wheat.

Villages

Kachhauna block contains the following 46 villages:

References

Cities and towns in Hardoi district {{Hardoi-geo-stub