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About Butkachhar Village

Butkachhar is a small village in Farsabahar tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 178 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Butkachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Butkachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Farsabahar
Pincode 496227
Area (hectares) 288.1 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 178
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Butkachhar compares

By the 2011 count Butkachhar is the 83rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 288.1 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Butkachhar

Butkachhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Butkachhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhejari Dand, Bhelwan, Bidurpur and Birhipani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Butkachhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Butkachhar village had a population of 350. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Butkachhar village has 178 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Butkachhar has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Butkachhar is 496227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Butkachhar covers 288.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Butkachhar falls under Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Butkachhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Butkachhar.

Butkachhar is in Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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