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About Jhal Kachhar Village

Jhal Kachhar is a small village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 123 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhal Kachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhal Kachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 123
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhal Kachhar compares

By the 2011 count Jhal Kachhar is the 95th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Jhal Kachhar

Jhal Kachhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhal Kachhar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhal Kachhar from other places

Jhal Kachhar lies about 23 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 18 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 Jhal Kachhar
Tehsil headquarters Katghora 12 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 18 km
District headquarters Korba 23 km

Villages closest to Jhal Kachhar

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 Jhal Kachhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhal Kachhar village had a population of 234. That makes it the 95th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Jhal Kachhar village has 123 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhal Kachhar has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Jhal Kachhar is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhal Kachhar covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhal Kachhar falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhal Kachhar is Gevra Road, about 18 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 village for Jhal Kachhar.

Jhal Kachhar is about 23 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhal Kachhar is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 12 km away. Gevra Road is about 18 km away. Korba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangpur (under 2 km), Mohanpur (4.5 km) and Jamnimuda (6.1 km).

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

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