About Kerakachhar Village

Kerakachhar is a large village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,062, made up of 1,048 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1155.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495552, 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	Pali
Pincode	495552
Area (hectares)	1155.69 hectares
Population	2,062
Male Population	1,048
Female Population	1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
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 24th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 1155.69 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 a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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 25 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 20 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	Pali	13 km
Nearest town	Katghora	16 km
Nearest railway station	Gevra Road	20 km
District headquarters	Korba	25 km

Villages closest to Kerakachhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pali 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 2,062. That makes it the 24th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Kerakachhar village has 1,048 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerakachhar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kerakachhar is 495552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerakachhar covers 1155.69 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.

Kerakachhar falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kerakachhar is Gevra Road, about 20 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 25 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 Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 13 km away. Katghora is about 16 km away. Gevra Road is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.