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About Kerakachhar Village

Kerakachhar is a large village in Pathalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,282, made up of 1,145 males and 1,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 976.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerakachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerakachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Pathalgaon
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 976.78 hectares
Population 2,282
Male Population 1,145
Female Population 1,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerakachhar compares

By the 2011 count Kerakachhar is the 23rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 976.78 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kerakachhar

Kerakachhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerakachhar 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. The nearest villages by name are Kachhar, Kadro, Karmitikra and Karra Bewara. 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 Kerakachhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerakachhar village had a population of 2,282. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Kerakachhar village has 1,145 males and 1,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerakachhar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kerakachhar is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerakachhar covers 976.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerakachhar falls under Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kerakachhar 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 village for Kerakachhar.

Kerakachhar is in Pathalgaon 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 Kerakachhar today is likely to be higher.

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