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About Shasankachora Village

Shasankachora is a small village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 161 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shasankachora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shasankachora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 60.2 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 161
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shasankachora compares

By the 2011 count Shasankachora is the 89th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 60.2 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Shasankachora

Shasankachora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shasankachora as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shasankachora from other places

Shasankachora lies about 19 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Nakti Semara, about 2.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shasankachora
Nearest railway station Nakti Semara 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdalpur 4.0 km
District headquarters Bastar 19 km

Villages closest to Shasankachora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagdalpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shasankachora

As per the Census of India 2011, Shasankachora village had a population of 303. That makes it the 89th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Shasankachora village has 161 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shasankachora has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Shasankachora is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shasankachora covers 60.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shasankachora falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shasankachora is Nakti Semara, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shasankachora.

Shasankachora is about 19 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shasankachora is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Nakti Semara is about 2.7 km away. Jagdalpur is about 4.0 km away. Bastar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangdu Kachora (under 2 km), Adawal (under 2 km) and Dhurguda (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shasankachora today is likely to be higher.

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