About Kachhar Village

Kachhar is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,656, made up of 849 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495550, 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	Masturi
Pincode	495550
Area (hectares)	327.45 hectares
Population	1,656
Male Population	849
Female Population	807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kachhar compares

By the 2011 count Kachhar is the 63rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 327.45 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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 5 - 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 17 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, about 3.7 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 Kachhar
Nearest railway station	Jairamnagar	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masturi	9.1 km
Nearest town	Akaltara	12 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	17 km

Villages closest to Kachhar

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

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Common questions about Kachhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhar village had a population of 1,656. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Kachhar village has 849 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kachhar is 495550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhar covers 327.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachhar falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kachhar is Jairamnagar, about 3.7 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 village for Kachhar.

Kachhar is about 17 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 Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Jairamnagar is about 3.7 km away. Masturi is about 9.1 km away. Akaltara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.