About Kerakachhar Village

Kerakachhar is a mid sized village in Korba tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 552 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 811.72 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	Korba
Pincode	491995
Area (hectares)	811.72 hectares
Population	1,078
Male Population	552
Female Population	526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerakachhar compares

By the 2011 count Kerakachhar is the 48th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,037 residents. Its 811.72 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 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 - 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 Kerakachhar from other places

Kerakachhar lies about 19 km from Korba. 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
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 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.

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Common questions about Kerakachhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerakachhar village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 48th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,037 residents.

Kerakachhar village has 552 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerakachhar has about 953 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 Kerakachhar is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerakachhar covers 811.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerakachhar falls under Korba 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 - 10 km distance for Kerakachhar.

Kerakachhar is about 19 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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