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About Kachra Village

Kachra is a mid sized village in Ghuwara tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 610 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 822.61 hectares hectares.

Kachra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Ghuwara
Area (hectares) 822.61 hectares
Population 1,093
Male Population 610
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachra compares

By the 2011 count Kachra is the 31st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 822.61 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Kachra

Kachra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kachra as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kachra from other places

Kachra lies about 71 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mawai, about 39 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 Kachra
Tehsil headquarters Ghuwara 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Mawai 39 km
Nearest town Tīkamgarh 40 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 71 km

Villages closest to Kachra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachra village had a population of 1,093. That makes it the 31st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Kachra village has 610 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachra has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 871.

Kachra covers 822.61 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.

Kachra falls under Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachra is Mawai, about 39 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kachra.

Kachra is about 71 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachra is in Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ghuwara is about 3.9 km away. Mawai is about 39 km away. Tīkamgarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarwa (2.4 km), Panya (2.9 km) and Bhelda (3.8 km).

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

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