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About Koni Village

Koni is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,844, made up of 933 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 403.08 hectares
Population 1,844
Male Population 933
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koni compares

By the 2011 count Koni is the 54th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 403.08 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Koni

Koni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Koni from other places

Koni lies about 13 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 7.8 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 Koni
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Gatora 7.8 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 13 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 13 km

Villages closest to Koni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koni village had a population of 1,844. That makes it the 54th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Koni village has 933 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koni has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Koni is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koni covers 403.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koni falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Koni is Gatora, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance for Koni.

Koni is about 13 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koni is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 4.0 km away. Gatora is about 7.8 km away. Bilaspur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankdih (under 2 km), Lawar (1.9 km) and Pali (3.2 km).

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

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