Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund # Ghatkachhar Ghatkachhar is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491321. The 2011 Census counted 781 people in 224 households, the 90th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 781 people (2011) - 224 households - 76.6% literacy - 491321 PIN code ## Ghatkachhar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ghatkachhar is 491321. Ghatkachhar falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491321 - Gram panchayat Ghatkachhar - Community development block Saraipali - Census village code 446058 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ghatkachhar from nearby towns? - Saraipali (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ) 141 km by road - Saraipali (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ghatkachhar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghatkachhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Paikin - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saraipali - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Basna - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 19 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghatkachhar known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and kidney-bean. About 63% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ghatkachhar Of every 100 households in Ghatkachhar in 2011, 65 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghatkachhar · ■ Saraipali rural average - Electricity for lighting 65% 82% - Toilet within the home 1% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 87% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 2% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 96% - Use banking services 77% 63% - Television 23% 20% - Mobile phone 20% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 32% 22% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ghatkachhar? ■ Ghatkachhar · ■ Saraipali rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.6% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1045 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1647 953 - Working population 55.2% 47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 64.1% for women. 67% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 31 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 26 (6%) · ■ Marginal 369 (86%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Saraipali - Sirboda 810 people - Chhibarra 799 people - Khokhepur 798 people - Mudpahar 797 people - Kasturabahal 778 people - Tilaipali 776 people - Buromal 775 people - Kanwarpali 767 people All 237 villages in Saraipali ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghatkachhar? 491321 - How far is Ghatkachhar from Mahasamund? 141 km by road - What is the population of Ghatkachhar? 781 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghatkachhar in? Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ghatkachhar? 76.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/ghatkachhar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.