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About Kodwa Village

Kodwa is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 408 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 201.55 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 408
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodwa compares

By the 2011 count Kodwa is the 89th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 201.55 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kodwa

Kodwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kodwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kodwa from other places

Kodwa lies about 69 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 40 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
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 8.2 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 40 km
District headquarters Durg 69 km

Villages closest to Kodwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodwa village had a population of 820. That makes it the 89th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Kodwa village has 408 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodwa has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kodwa is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodwa covers 201.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodwa falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kodwa is Hathbandh, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Kodwa.

Kodwa is about 69 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodwa is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 8.2 km away. Bemetāra is about 8.2 km away. Hathbandh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahera (2.5 km), Baiji (2.8 km) and Lolesara (3.1 km).

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

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