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About Achholi Village

Achholi is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,177, made up of 606 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achholi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 491332
Area (hectares) 464.7 hectares
Population 1,177
Male Population 606
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achholi compares

By the 2011 count Achholi is the 62nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 464.7 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Achholi

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

Achholi lies about 28 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 27 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 Achholi
Nearest town Ahīwāra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Berla 26 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 27 km
District headquarters Durg 28 km

Villages closest to Achholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achholi village had a population of 1,177. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Achholi village has 606 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achholi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Achholi is 491332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achholi covers 464.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achholi falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Achholi is Rasmara, about 27 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 Achholi.

Achholi is about 28 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achholi is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 20 km away. Berla is about 26 km away. Rasmara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahgaon (13 km), Pendri (14 km) and Bhimbhori (15 km).

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

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