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About Kachhar Village

Kachhar is a mid sized village in Korba tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,374, made up of 703 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 784.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495684, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Korba
Pincode 495684
Area (hectares) 784.53 hectares
Population 1,374
Male Population 703
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhar compares

By the 2011 count Kachhar is the 26th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,037 residents. Its 784.53 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1008.

Getting to Kachhar

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

Kachhar 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 Kachhar
Nearest town Katghora 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Korba 24 km

Villages closest to Kachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhar village had a population of 1,374. That makes it the 26th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,037 residents.

Kachhar village has 703 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhar has about 954 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kachhar is 495684. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhar covers 784.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachhar falls under Korba tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kachhar 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 10+ km distance for Kachhar.

Kachhar 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.

Kachhar is in Korba 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 Aurakachhar (under 2 km), Malikachhar (under 2 km) and Chirra (1.8 km).

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

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