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About Kodenar Village

Kodenar is a large village in Bastanar tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,771, made up of 2,329 males and 2,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3946.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodenar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodenar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bastanar
Pincode 494442
Area (hectares) 3946.15 hectares
Population 4,771
Male Population 2,329
Female Population 2,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodenar compares

By the 2011 count Kodenar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 3946.15 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Kodenar

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

Kodenar lies about 38 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Silak Jhori, about 1.6 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 Kodenar
Nearest railway station Silak Jhori 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bastanar 9.4 km
District headquarters Bastar 38 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 40 km

Villages closest to Kodenar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodenar village had a population of 4,771. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Kodenar village has 2,329 males and 2,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodenar has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Kodenar is 494442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodenar covers 3946.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodenar falls under Bastanar tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kodenar is Silak Jhori, about 1.6 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kodenar.

Kodenar is about 38 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodenar is in Bastanar tehsil of Bastar district. Silak Jhori is about 1.6 km away. Bastanar is about 9.4 km away. Bastar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silakjhodi (2.7 km), Palanar (3.1 km) and Kawanar (3.7 km).

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

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