About Kachhar Village

Kachhar is a mid sized village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 305 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Sonhat
Pincode	497339
Area (hectares)	309.65 hectares
Population	609
Male Population	305
Female Population	304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhar compares

By the 2011 count Kachhar is the 22nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 309.65 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

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 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 Kachhar from other places

Kachhar lies about 17 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Baikunthpur Rd, about 8.8 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	Shivpur Charcha	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Baikunthpur Rd	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhat	9.9 km
District headquarters	Koriya	17 km

Villages closest to Kachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhar village had a population of 609. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Kachhar village has 305 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhar has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kachhar is 497339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhar covers 309.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachhar falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kachhar is Baikunthpur Rd, about 8.8 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 Kachhar.

Kachhar is about 17 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhar is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. Shivpur Charcha is about 7.5 km away. Baikunthpur Rd is about 8.8 km away. Sonhat is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.