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About Kathakoni Village

Kathakoni is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 660 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathakoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathakoni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495003
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 660
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathakoni compares

By the 2011 count Kathakoni is the 70th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kathakoni

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

Kathakoni lies about 15 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 8.6 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 Kathakoni
Nearest railway station Ghutku 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 15 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 15 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 15 km

Villages closest to Kathakoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathakoni village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 70th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Kathakoni village has 660 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathakoni has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kathakoni is 495003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathakoni covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathakoni falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kathakoni is Ghutku, about 8.6 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 Kathakoni.

Kathakoni is about 15 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathakoni is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ghutku is about 8.6 km away. Takhatpur is about 15 km away. Bilaspur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhilauni (1.5 km), Bindhyasar (2.9 km) and Dabena (3.3 km).

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

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