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About Achholi Village

Achholi is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 678 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achholi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 435.13 hectares
Population 1,382
Male Population 678
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achholi compares

By the 2011 count Achholi is the 88th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 435.13 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Achholi

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

Achholi lies about 45 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 9.3 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 Achholi
Nearest railway station Belsonda 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 11 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 45 km

Villages closest to Achholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achholi village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 88th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Achholi village has 678 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achholi has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Achholi is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achholi covers 435.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achholi falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Achholi is Belsonda, about 9.3 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 Achholi.

Achholi is about 45 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achholi is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Belsonda is about 9.3 km away. Arang is about 11 km away. Mahāsamund is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badgaon (3.5 km), Chaparid (4.4 km) and Samoda (5.5 km).

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

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