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About Kachhar Village

Kachhar is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,498, made up of 760 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1303 hectares hectares.

Kachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 1303 hectares
Population 1,498
Male Population 760
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhar compares

By the 2011 count Kachhar is the 22nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 1303 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kachhar

Kachhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kachhar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kachhar from other places

Kachhar lies about 45 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Dhodramohar, about 7.4 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 Kachhar
Nearest railway station Dhodramohar 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 15 km
Nearest town Itārsi 36 km
District headquarters Betul 45 km

Villages closest to Kachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhar village had a population of 1,498. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Kachhar village has 760 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhar has about 971 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 991.

Kachhar covers 1303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachhar falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachhar is Dhodramohar, about 7.4 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kachhar.

Kachhar is about 45 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhar is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Dhodramohar is about 7.4 km away. Shahpur is about 15 km away. Itārsi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koyal Buddi (2.3 km), Handipani (3.6 km) and Banabehda (3.6 km).

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

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