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About Kokodi Village

Kokodi is a mid sized village in Makdi tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,071, made up of 544 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 828.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokodi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Makdi
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 828.19 hectares
Population 1,071
Male Population 544
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokodi compares

By the 2011 count Kokodi is the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 828.19 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1032.

Getting to Kokodi

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

Kokodi lies about 18 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Nakti Semara, about 6.3 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 Kokodi
Nearest railway station Nakti Semara 6.3 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Makdi 18 km
District headquarters Bastar 18 km

Villages closest to Kokodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokodi village had a population of 1,071. That makes it the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Kokodi village has 544 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokodi has about 969 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 1032.

The pincode recorded for Kokodi is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokodi covers 828.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kokodi falls under Makdi tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kokodi is Nakti Semara, about 6.3 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 Kokodi.

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

Kokodi is in Makdi tehsil of Bastar district. Nakti Semara is about 6.3 km away. Jagdalpur is about 7.1 km away. Makdi 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 Bijapur (8.4 km), Gangada (9.0 km) and Anantpur (9.2 km).

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

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