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About Kodwa Mahant Village

Kodwa Mahant is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,349, made up of 674 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodwa Mahant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodwa Mahant village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 235.86 hectares
Population 1,349
Male Population 674
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodwa Mahant compares

By the 2011 count Kodwa Mahant is the 55th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 235.86 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kodwa Mahant

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

Kodwa Mahant lies about 57 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 36 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 Kodwa Mahant
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 6.6 km
Nearest town Mungeli 29 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 36 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 57 km

Villages closest to Kodwa Mahant

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lormi 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 Kodwa Mahant

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodwa Mahant village had a population of 1,349. That makes it the 55th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Kodwa Mahant village has 674 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodwa Mahant has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kodwa Mahant is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodwa Mahant covers 235.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodwa Mahant falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kodwa Mahant is Salkaroad, about 36 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 Kodwa Mahant.

Kodwa Mahant is about 57 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodwa Mahant is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 6.6 km away. Mungeli is about 29 km away. Salkaroad is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghani Bhanwar (under 2 km), Jamunahi (1.7 km) and Bandhi (1.8 km).

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

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