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About Achholi Village

Achholi is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 298 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achholi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 328.26 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 298
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 130th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 328.26 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

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 40 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 30 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 Khairagarh 13 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 30 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 40 km

Villages closest to Achholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khairagarh 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 599. That makes it the 130th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Achholi village has 298 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achholi has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Achholi is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achholi covers 328.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Achholi falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Achholi is Rasmara, about 30 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 40 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achholi is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 13 km away. Khairāgarh is about 13 km away. Rasmara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bori (under 2 km), Kerabori (under 2 km) and Chandeni (1.7 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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