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About Kachhia Village

Kachhia is a mid sized village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 300 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhia village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Wadrafnagar
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 458.16 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 300
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhia compares

By the 2011 count Kachhia is the 96th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 458.16 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kachhia

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

Kachhia lies about 90 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 29 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 Kachhia
Tehsil headquarters Wadrafnagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 29 km
Nearest town Renukūt 34 km
District headquarters Surguja 90 km

Villages closest to Kachhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhia village had a population of 599. That makes it the 96th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Kachhia village has 300 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhia has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kachhia is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhia covers 458.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachhia falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kachhia is Jharokhas, about 29 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 village for Kachhia.

Kachhia is about 90 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhia is in Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Wadrafnagar is about 20 km away. Jharokhas is about 29 km away. Renukūt is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhara (3.6 km), Asandih (4.3 km) and Dhanwar (5.2 km).

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

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