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About Karhi Kachhar Village

Karhi Kachhar is a large village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,197, made up of 1,082 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1132.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhi Kachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhi Kachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 1132.69 hectares
Population 2,197
Male Population 1,082
Female Population 1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhi Kachhar compares

By the 2011 count Karhi Kachhar is the 15th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 1132.69 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Karhi Kachhar

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

How far is Karhi Kachhar from other places

Karhi Kachhar lies about 39 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 1.9 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 Karhi Kachhar
Nearest railway station Belgahna 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 13 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Karhi Kachhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kota 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 Karhi Kachhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhi Kachhar village had a population of 2,197. That makes it the 15th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Karhi Kachhar village has 1,082 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhi Kachhar has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Karhi Kachhar is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhi Kachhar covers 1132.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karhi Kachhar falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karhi Kachhar is Belgahna, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karhi Kachhar.

Karhi Kachhar is about 39 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhi Kachhar is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belgahna is about 1.9 km away. Kota is about 13 km away. Ratanpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratkhandi (under 2 km), Saktibahra (2.8 km) and Kekradih (2.8 km).

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

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