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About Ghanakachhar Village

Ghanakachhar is a small village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 168 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanakachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanakachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495450
Area (hectares) 138.23 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 168
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanakachhar compares

By the 2011 count Ghanakachhar is the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 138.23 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Ghanakachhar

Ghanakachhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanakachhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghanakachhar from other places

Ghanakachhar lies about 24 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 23 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 Ghanakachhar
Tehsil headquarters Katghora 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 23 km
District headquarters Korba 24 km

Villages closest to Ghanakachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanakachhar village had a population of 368. That makes it the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Ghanakachhar village has 168 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanakachhar has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Ghanakachhar is 495450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanakachhar covers 138.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanakachhar falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanakachhar is Gevra Road, about 23 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 - 10 km distance for Ghanakachhar.

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

Ghanakachhar is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 9.8 km away. Gevra Road is about 23 km away. Korba 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 Korai (3.6 km), Jhora (4.0 km) and Gunchapur (5.9 km).

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

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