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About Kachlon Village

Kachlon is a large village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,781, made up of 1,383 males and 1,398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1127.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachlon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachlon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 495668
Area (hectares) 1127.53 hectares
Population 2,781
Male Population 1,383
Female Population 1,398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachlon compares

By the 2011 count Kachlon is the 16th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 1127.53 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kachlon

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

Kachlon lies about 47 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 16 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 Kachlon
Tehsil headquarters Simga 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 16 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 16 km
District headquarters Raipur 47 km

Villages closest to Kachlon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachlon village had a population of 2,781. That makes it the 16th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Kachlon village has 1,383 males and 1,398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachlon has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kachlon is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachlon covers 1127.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachlon falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kachlon is Tilda-Neora, about 16 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 Kachlon.

Kachlon is about 47 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachlon is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 3.3 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 16 km away. Tilda Newra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chutchutiya (2.5 km), Karhi (2.8 km) and Karhi Alias Adbandha (2.8 km).

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

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