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About Rengakathera Village

Rengakathera is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 537 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rengakathera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rengakathera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 265.83 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 537
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rengakathera compares

By the 2011 count Rengakathera is the 81st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 265.83 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Rengakathera

Rengakathera is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rengakathera as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rengakathera from other places

Rengakathera lies about 29 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 2.0 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 Rengakathera
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 2.0 km
Nearest town Balod 24 km
District headquarters Durg 29 km

Villages closest to Rengakathera

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 Rengakathera

As per the Census of India 2011, Rengakathera village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 81st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Rengakathera village has 537 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rengakathera has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Rengakathera is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rengakathera covers 265.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rengakathera falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rengakathera is Gundardehi, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Rengakathera is about 29 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rengakathera is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gunderdehi is about 1.7 km away. Gundardehi is about 2.0 km away. Balod is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khuteri (under 2 km), Tekapar (1.8 km) and Ruda (2.3 km).

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

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