# Kachhia Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja 

# Kachhia

Kachhia is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **599 people in 138 households**, the 98th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 599people (2011)
- 138households
- 55.9%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Kachhia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kachhia is 497223.** Kachhia falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatDhadhia
- Community development blockWadrafnagar
- Census village code432158

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

## How far is Kachhia from nearby towns?

- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town)20 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 Kachhia?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kachhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kachhia known for?

About 49% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Kachhia

Of every 100 households in Kachhia in 2011, 44 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kachhia · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****27%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**13%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****88%**

**59%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**50%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kachhia?

■ Kachhia · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**58.6%

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

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**952

Working population ****57.1%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 45.3% for women. 55% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (30%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%)

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 Wadrafnagar

- Bagainar667 people
- Pansara665 people
- Chandi656 people
- Gobardaha606 people
- Padauli586 people
- Bijakura575 people
- Bhalui Alias Jhor571 people
- Basulapath564 people

[All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kachhia?497223
- How far is Kachhia from Ambikapur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Kachhia?599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachhia in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kachhia?55.9% (Census 2011)