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About Kohkapal Village

Kohkapal is a mid sized village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,936, made up of 962 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohkapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohkapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 494221
Area (hectares) 430.8 hectares
Population 1,936
Male Population 962
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohkapal compares

By the 2011 count Kohkapal is the 23rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 430.8 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Kohkapal

Kohkapal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kohkapal as Available. 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 Kohkapal from other places

Kohkapal lies about 14 km from Bastar. 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 Kohkapal
Nearest town Jagdalpur 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 14 km
District headquarters Bastar 14 km

Villages closest to Kohkapal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohkapal village had a population of 1,936. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Kohkapal village has 962 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohkapal has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Kohkapal is 494221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohkapal covers 430.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kohkapal falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kohkapal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kohkapal is about 14 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohkapal is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Jagdalpur is about 2.9 km away. Bakavand is about 14 km away. Bastar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobiguda (3.0 km), Metawada (4.0 km) and Kanapal (5.8 km).

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

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