# Kachhar Village, Sonhat, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhat, Koriya 

# Kachhar

Kachhar is a village in Sonhat sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497339**. The 2011 Census counted **609 people in 154 households**, the 22nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 609people (2011)
- 154households
- 85.4%literacy
- 497339PIN code

## Kachhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kachhar is 497339.** Kachhar falls in Sonhat sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497339
- Gram panchayatKachhar
- Community development blockSonhat
- Census village code431581

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

## How far is Kachhar from nearby towns?

- Sonhat (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town)25 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 Kachhar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kachhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katgodi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 20 h winter

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 Kachhar known for?

About 52% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Kachhar

Of every 100 households in Kachhar in 2011, 63 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kachhar · ■ Sonhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****95%**

**91%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**47%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Kachhar?

■ Kachhar · ■ Sonhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**966

Working population ****43.7%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 78.7% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 220 (83%)

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 Sonhat

- Bodar823 people
- Aklasarai787 people
- Bhaiswar777 people
- Madhla695 people
- Amra608 people
- Madhaura571 people
- Beliya559 people
- Badra549 people

[All 105 villages in Sonhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/sonhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kachhar?497339
- How far is Kachhar from Baikunthpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kachhar?609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachhar in?Koriya district (Sonhat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kachhar?85.4% (Census 2011)