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About Kodwa Village

Kodwa is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,833, made up of 886 males and 947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, 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 Berla
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 353.63 hectares
Population 1,833
Male Population 886
Female Population 947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodwa compares

By the 2011 count Kodwa is the 28th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 353.63 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

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 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 from other places

Kodwa lies about 50 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 45 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 Berla 17 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 45 km
District headquarters Durg 50 km

Villages closest to Kodwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berla 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 1,833. That makes it the 28th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Kodwa village has 886 males and 947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodwa has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kodwa is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodwa covers 353.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodwa falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kodwa is Tilda-Neora, about 45 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.

Kodwa is about 50 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 Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 17 km away. Bemetāra is about 20 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhla (1.7 km), Mohbhatha (3.2 km) and Budera (3.3 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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