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About Achholi Village

Achholi is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,792, made up of 887 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, 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 Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 370.84 hectares
Population 1,792
Male Population 887
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
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 19th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 370.84 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

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
Nearest railway station Rasmara 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 28 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 Dondi Luhara 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 1,792. That makes it the 19th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Achholi village has 887 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achholi has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Achholi is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achholi covers 370.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achholi falls under Dondi Luhara 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 Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 20 km away. Rasmara is about 27 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asra (6.8 km), Gurami (7.0 km) and Parsuli (8.9 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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