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About Ghatkachhar Village

Ghatkachhar is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 382 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatkachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatkachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 491321
Area (hectares) 339.1 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 382
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatkachhar compares

By the 2011 count Ghatkachhar is the 86th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 339.1 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Ghatkachhar

Ghatkachhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatkachhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghatkachhar from other places

Ghatkachhar lies about 120 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 39 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 Ghatkachhar
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 24 km
Nearest railway station Barpali 39 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 120 km

Villages closest to Ghatkachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatkachhar village had a population of 781. That makes it the 86th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Ghatkachhar village has 382 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatkachhar has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Ghatkachhar is 491321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatkachhar covers 339.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatkachhar falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatkachhar is Barpali, about 39 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 km distance for Ghatkachhar.

Ghatkachhar is about 120 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatkachhar is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 24 km away. Barpali is about 39 km away. Mahasamund is about 120 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makarmuta (1.8 km), Rehatikhol (2.3 km) and Murmuri (2.4 km).

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

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