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About Kona Village

Kona is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,129, made up of 583 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Kona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kona village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 1,129
Male Population 583
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Kona compares

By the 2011 count Kona is the 94th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kona

Kona is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kona 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 Kona from other places

Kona lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 4.6 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 Kona
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 9.2 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 18 km

Villages closest to Kona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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 Kona

As per the Census of India 2011, Kona village had a population of 1,129. That makes it the 94th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Kona village has 583 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kona has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Kona covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kona falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kona is Dev Road Halt, about 4.6 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 Kona.

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

Kona is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 4.6 km away. Rafiganj is about 9.2 km away. Aurangabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhara (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Tikri (under 2 km).

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

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