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About Pachra Village

Pachra is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 316 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 521.29 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 316
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pachra compares

By the 2011 count Pachra is the 113th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 521.29 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Pachra

Pachra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pachra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pachra from other places

Pachra lies about 34 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 12 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 Pachra
Nearest town Ratanpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Belgahna 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 16 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Pachra

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 Pachra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachra village had a population of 633. That makes it the 113th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Pachra village has 316 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachra has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Pachra is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachra covers 521.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pachra falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pachra is Belgahna, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pachra.

Pachra is about 34 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachra is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 12 km away. Belgahna is about 12 km away. Kota is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapora (2.8 km), Bansajhal (3.1 km) and Khaira (3.3 km).

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

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