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About Koni Village

Koni is a large village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,371, made up of 1,233 males and 1,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Koni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 2,371
Male Population 1,233
Female Population 1,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koni compares

By the 2011 count Koni is the 21st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Koni

Koni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Koni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koni from other places

Koni lies about 18 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Koni
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 4.6 km
District headquarters Arwal 18 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 24 km

Villages closest to Koni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaler tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Koni

As per the Census of India 2011, Koni village had a population of 2,371. That makes it the 21st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Koni village has 1,233 males and 1,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koni has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Koni covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Koni falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koni is Hasan Bazar, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Koni.

Koni is about 18 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koni is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 4.6 km away. Arwal is about 18 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehabad (under 2 km), Chauki (under 2 km) and Sarwarpur (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Koni today is likely to be higher.

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