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About Kerakachhar Village

Kerakachhar is a large village in Kartala tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,345, made up of 1,166 males and 1,179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1929.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerakachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerakachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Kartala
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 1929.61 hectares
Population 2,345
Male Population 1,166
Female Population 1,179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerakachhar compares

By the 2011 count Kerakachhar is the 12th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 1929.61 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

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 <5 km distance. 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 Kerakachhar from other places

Kerakachhar lies about 13 km from Kartala, and the nearest railway station is Korba, about 19 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 Kerakachhar
Tehsil headquarters Kartala 13 km
Nearest railway station Korba 19 km

Villages closest to Kerakachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerakachhar village had a population of 2,345. That makes it the 12th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Kerakachhar village has 1,166 males and 1,179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerakachhar has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kerakachhar is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerakachhar covers 1929.61 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.

Kerakachhar falls under Kartala tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kerakachhar is Korba, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Kerakachhar.

Kerakachhar is about 13 km from Kartala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerakachhar is in Kartala tehsil of Korba district. Kartala is about 13 km away. Korba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachhar (under 2 km), Koi (9.2 km) and Kalgamar (9.4 km).

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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