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About Konka Village

Konka is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 436 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 578.27 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 436
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Konka compares

By the 2011 count Konka is the 104th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 578.27 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Konka

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

Konka lies about 34 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 32 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 Konka
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 12 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 32 km
District headquarters Durg 34 km

Villages closest to Konka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konka village had a population of 849. That makes it the 104th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Konka village has 436 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konka has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Konka is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konka covers 578.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Konka falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Konka is Rasmara, about 32 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 Konka.

Konka is about 34 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konka is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 12 km away. Ahīwāra is about 26 km away. Rasmara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorpa (1.5 km), Agar (2.4 km) and Paraskol (3.0 km).

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

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