# Ghanakachhar Village, Katghora, Korba (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Katghora, Korba 

# Ghanakachhar

Ghanakachhar is a village in Katghora sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495450**. The 2011 Census counted **368 people in 95 households**, the 88th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 368people (2011)
- 95households
- 70.9%literacy
- 495450PIN code

## Ghanakachhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghanakachhar is 495450.** Ghanakachhar falls in Katghora sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495450
- Gram panchayatTelsara
- Community development blockKatghora
- Census village code435898

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghanakachhar from nearby towns?

- Katghora (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)22 km by road
- Korba (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ghanakachhar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghanakachhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katghora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghanakachhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesamum**. About 52% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghanakachhar

Of every 100 households in Ghanakachhar in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghanakachhar · ■ Katghora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**78%

Use banking services ****18%**

**37%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ghanakachhar?

■ Ghanakachhar · ■ Katghora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1190**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**947

Working population ****56.0%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 61.0% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (11%) · **■** Other work 20 (10%) · **■** Marginal 125 (61%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Katghora

- Kanhyabhatta387 people
- Amgaon375 people
- Akharapali374 people
- Ghanadabri371 people
- Jamnimuda364 people
- Gunchapur338 people
- Madwamahuwa335 people
- Mudiyanar329 people

[All 110 villages in Katghora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/katghora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghanakachhar?495450
- How far is Ghanakachhar from Korba?22 km by road
- What is the population of Ghanakachhar?368 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghanakachhar in?Korba district (Katghora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghanakachhar?70.9% (Census 2011)