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About Kachwar Village

Kachwar is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 174 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachwar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 493559
Area (hectares) 212.62 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 174
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachwar compares

By the 2011 count Kachwar is the 82nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 212.62 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kachwar

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

Kachwar lies about 33 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Kachwar
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 13 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 29 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 33 km

Villages closest to Kachwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachwar village had a population of 338. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Kachwar village has 174 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachwar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kachwar is 493559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachwar covers 212.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachwar falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kachwar notes the nearest railway station 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 Kachwar.

Kachwar is about 33 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachwar is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 13 km away. Nārāinpur is about 29 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunjnar (under 2 km), Padbeda (1.7 km) and Padkalbenda (1.7 km).

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

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