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About Achholi Village

Achholi is a large village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,012, made up of 1,025 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, 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 Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 551.6 hectares
Population 2,012
Male Population 1,025
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achholi compares

By the 2011 count Achholi is the 28th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 551.6 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

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 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 Achholi from other places

Achholi lies about 65 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, 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 Achholi
Tehsil headquarters Palari 6.6 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 65 km

Villages closest to Achholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palari 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 2,012. That makes it the 28th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Achholi village has 1,025 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achholi has about 963 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Achholi is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achholi covers 551.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achholi falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Achholi is Bhatapara, 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 10+ km distance for Achholi.

Achholi is about 65 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 Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 6.6 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 8.2 km away. Bhatapara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshla (1.9 km), Kesla (1.9 km) and Gatapar (2.7 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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