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About Kulgaon Village

Kulgaon is a mid sized village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 412 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 388.65 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 412
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kulgaon is the 49th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 388.65 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kulgaon

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

Kulgaon lies about 25 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Nakti Semara, about 5.6 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 Kulgaon
Nearest railway station Nakti Semara 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdalpur 8.3 km
District headquarters Bastar 25 km

Villages closest to Kulgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulgaon village had a population of 855. That makes it the 49th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Kulgaon village has 412 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulgaon has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kulgaon is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulgaon covers 388.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulgaon falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kulgaon is Nakti Semara, about 5.6 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 Kulgaon.

Kulgaon is about 25 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulgaon is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Nakti Semara is about 5.6 km away. Jagdalpur is about 8.3 km away. Bastar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitapadar (under 2 km), Dhaniyaloor (2.5 km) and Sadgud (3.1 km).

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

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