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About Kachhar Village

Kachhar is a small village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 211 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785.43 hectares hectares.

Kachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 785.43 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 211
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhar compares

By the 2011 count Kachhar is the 133rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 785.43 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kachhar

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

Kachhar lies about 116 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 38 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
Tehsil headquarters Jaitpur 32 km
Nearest town Mandlā 37 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 38 km
District headquarters Shahdol 116 km

Villages closest to Kachhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaitpur 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 436. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Kachhar village has 211 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhar has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Kachhar covers 785.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachhar falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachhar is Mandla Fort, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kachhar.

Kachhar is about 116 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhar is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Jaitpur is about 32 km away. Mandlā is about 37 km away. Mandla Fort is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachahar (under 2 km), Ghoghri (8.5 km) and Khodri (14 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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