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About Kongud Village

Kongud is a large village in Farasgaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,528, made up of 1,267 males and 1,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2072 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongud village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Farasgaon
Pincode 494230
Area (hectares) 2072 hectares
Population 2,528
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kongud compares

By the 2011 count Kongud is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 2072 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Kongud

Kongud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kongud as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kehlakot, Khandsara, Kolanga and Kondabeda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kongud

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongud village had a population of 2,528. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Kongud village has 1,267 males and 1,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongud has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Kongud is 494230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongud covers 2072 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.

Kongud falls under Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kongud 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 10+ km distance for Kongud.

Kongud is in Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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