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About Koni Village

Koni is a mid sized village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 482 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 804419
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 912
Male Population 482
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koni compares

By the 2011 count Koni is the 31st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Koni

Koni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Koni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 13 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 13 km
District headquarters Arwal 13 km

Villages closest to Koni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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 912. That makes it the 31st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Koni village has 482 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koni has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Koni is 804419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koni covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koni falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koni is Charpokhari Halt, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Koni.

Koni is about 13 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 Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Charpokhari Halt is about 11 km away. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 13 km away. Arwal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhiawan (7.2 km), Sarfar Pur (14 km) and Akraunja Chak (16 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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