title: Kuchai
text: # 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.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Location
  
  Kuchai is located at 22°43′18″N 85°48′23″E﻿ / ﻿22.7217°N 85.8063°E﻿ / 22.7217; 85.8063.
  
  ### 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#Language and religion)
  
  ## 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.
  
  