# Kacharra Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/kacharra/

Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad 

# Kacharra

Kacharra is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,003 people in 212 households**, the 91st largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,003people (2011)
- 212households
- 77.2%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Kacharra PIN code and other codes

Kacharra falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatHathidih
- Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras
- Census village code361576

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

## How far is Kacharra from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)23 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)23 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 Kacharra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kacharra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kacharra
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahuda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 17 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 Kacharra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 35% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Kacharra

Of every 100 households in Kacharra in 2011, 88 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kacharra · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**21%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**26%

Use banking services ****62%**

**66%

Television ****40%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 Kacharra?

■ Kacharra · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**929

Working population ****24.3%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 63.3% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 145 (59%) · **■** Marginal 91 (37%)

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 Baghmara-Cum-Katras

- Bhuian Paharpur1,050 people
- Debagram1,039 people
- Jamuatanr1,034 people
- Patrakuli1,013 people
- Parjuria990 people
- Sidharpur973 people
- Daldali951 people
- Jhagrahi911 people

[All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kacharra from Dhanbad?23 km by road
- What is the population of Kacharra?1,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kacharra in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kacharra?77.2% (Census 2011)