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About Barchha Village

Barchha is a small village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 72 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barchha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barchha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Bharatpur
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 77.23 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 72
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barchha compares

By the 2011 count Barchha is the 142nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 512 residents. Its 77.23 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Barchha

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

Barchha lies about 151 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 25 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 Barchha
Nearest town Mungeli 17 km
Nearest railway station Belha 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur 35 km
District headquarters Koriya 151 km

Villages closest to Barchha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barchha village had a population of 142. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Barchha village has 72 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barchha has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Barchha is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barchha covers 77.23 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.

Barchha falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barchha is Belha, about 25 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 Barchha.

Barchha is about 151 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barchha is in Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district. Mungeli is about 17 km away. Belha is about 25 km away. Bharatpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balauda (3.6 km), Khirki (5.3 km) and Bela (8.7 km).

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

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