# Kachmara Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Kachmara

Kachmara is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **705 people in 148 households**, the 62nd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 705people (2011)
- 148households
- 54.6%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Kachmara PIN code and other codes

Kachmara falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494200

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

## How far is Kachmara from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)85 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)43 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 Kachmara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kachmara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Harrai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kachmara known for?

The main crops are **makka, kodu and wheat**. About 29% of the 951 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Kachmara

Of every 100 households in Kachmara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kachmara · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**72%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****75%**

**65%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Kachmara?

■ Kachmara · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**954

Working population ****50.8%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 41.7% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 99 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (30%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 134 (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 Harrai

- Karaiya739 people
- Gunguch730 people
- Basuriya Kalan724 people
- Sagoniya710 people
- Tendni685 people
- Noniya675 people
- Baratmari637 people
- Papda634 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kachmara from Chhindwara?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kachmara?705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachmara in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kachmara?54.6% (Census 2011)