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About Kogani Village

Kogani is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 419 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kogani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kogani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491225
Area (hectares) 349.75 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 419
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kogani compares

By the 2011 count Kogani is the 98th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 349.75 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1007.

Getting to Kogani

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

Kogani lies about 40 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 6.6 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 Kogani
Nearest railway station Latabor 6.6 km
Nearest town Balod 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 14 km
District headquarters Durg 40 km

Villages closest to Kogani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kogani village had a population of 838. That makes it the 98th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Kogani village has 419 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kogani has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kogani is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kogani covers 349.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kogani falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kogani is Latabor, about 6.6 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 Kogani.

Kogani is about 40 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kogani is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 6.6 km away. Balod is about 12 km away. Gunderdehi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirid (2.1 km), Mohlai (2.2 km) and Kurdi (2.5 km).

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

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