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About Kongera Village

Kongera is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 358 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 200.26 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 358
Female Population 385
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 Kongera compares

By the 2011 count Kongera is the 68th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 200.26 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kongera

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

Kongera lies about 52 km from Dhamtari. 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 Kongera
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 13 km
Nearest town Kānker 37 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 52 km

Villages closest to Kongera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongera village had a population of 743. That makes it the 68th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Kongera village has 358 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongera has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kongera is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongera covers 200.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kongera falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kongera notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kongera.

Kongera is about 52 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongera is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 13 km away. Kānker is about 37 km away. Dhamtari is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tangapani (under 2 km), Junwani (1.9 km) and Birgudi (2.1 km).

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

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