# Kachram Village, Umreth, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/umreth/kachram/ Village · Umreth, Chhindwara # Kachram Kachram is a village in Umreth sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 239 households**, the 25th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,160people (2011) - 239households - 68.3%literacy - 956females per 1,000 males ## Kachram PIN code and other codes Kachram falls in Umreth sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockParasia - Census village code494812 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kachram from nearby towns? - Umreth (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)28 km by road - Chhindwara (nearest town)28 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 Kachram? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kachram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Umreth - ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 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 Kachram known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 77% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Kachram Of every 100 households in Kachram in 2011, 77 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kachram · ■ Umreth rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **77% Toilet within the home ****26%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **88% Tap water ****60%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****47%** **58% Television ****40%** **20% Mobile phone ****48%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **33% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kachram? ■ Kachram · ■ Umreth rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812** **927 Working population ****49.1%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 56.4% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 195 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (9%) · **■** Marginal 226 (40%) 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 Umreth - Mendhamal Khapa1,219 people - More Dongri Khurd1,201 people - Khara Pindari Alis Chhabad1,180 people - Siladehi1,166 people - Patha1,136 people - Mandai Mal1,134 people - Sonapipari1,102 people - Tighara1,081 people [All 101 villages in Umreth](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/umreth/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kachram from Chhindwara?28 km by road - What is the population of Kachram?1,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kachram in?Chhindwara district (Umreth sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kachram?68.3% (Census 2011)