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About Kachandur Village

Kachandur is a large village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,237, made up of 1,616 males and 1,621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachandur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachandur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 714.45 hectares
Population 3,237
Male Population 1,616
Female Population 1,621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kachandur compares

By the 2011 count Kachandur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 714.45 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 1007.

Getting to Kachandur

Kachandur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kachandur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachandur from other places

Kachandur lies about 24 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 3.0 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 Kachandur
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 3.2 km
District headquarters Durg 24 km

Villages closest to Kachandur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachandur village had a population of 3,237. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Kachandur village has 1,616 males and 1,621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachandur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kachandur is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachandur covers 714.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachandur falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kachandur is Gundardehi, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kachandur.

Kachandur is about 24 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachandur is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gundardehi is about 3.0 km away. Gunderdehi is about 3.2 km away. Durg 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 Deori (1.8 km), Saja (2.3 km) and Dharmi (2.5 km).

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

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