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About Bachhera Village

Bachhera is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 844 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachhera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 261.94 hectares
Population 1,643
Male Population 844
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachhera compares

By the 2011 count Bachhera is the 27th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 261.94 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bachhera

Bachhera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bachhera 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bachhera from other places

Bachhera lies about 44 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 37 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 Bachhera
Nearest town Mungeli 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 11 km
Nearest railway station Belha 37 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 44 km

Villages closest to Bachhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachhera village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 27th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Bachhera village has 844 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachhera has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Bachhera is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachhera covers 261.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bachhera falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bachhera is Belha, about 37 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 - 10 km distance for Bachhera.

Bachhera is about 44 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachhera is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 4.9 km away. Pathariya is about 11 km away. Belha is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamkuhi (under 2 km), Bhatgaon (3.0 km) and Sonpuri (4.6 km).

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

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