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About Kachhar Village

Kachhar is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 344 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 482.61 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 344
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhar compares

By the 2011 count Kachhar is the 69th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 482.61 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1023.

Getting to Kachhar

Kachhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kachhar from other places

Kachhar lies about 87 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Harri, about 24 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 Kachhar
Nearest town Pasān 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 17 km
Nearest railway station Harri 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 87 km

Villages closest to Kachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhar village had a population of 693. That makes it the 69th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Kachhar village has 344 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhar has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kachhar is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhar covers 482.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachhar falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kachhar is Harri, about 24 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 village for Kachhar.

Kachhar is about 87 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhar is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pasān is about 9.2 km away. Marwahi is about 17 km away. Harri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rumga (2.3 km), Maladand (2.7 km) and Matiyadand (2.7 km).

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

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