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About Kunwa Village

Kunwa is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 550 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 342.98 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 550
Female Population 550
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 Kunwa compares

By the 2011 count Kunwa is the 58th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 342.98 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 994.

Getting to Kunwa

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

Kunwa lies about 87 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 55 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 Kunwa
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 19 km
Nearest town Kawardha 22 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 55 km
District headquarters Durg 87 km

Villages closest to Kunwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunwa village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 58th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Kunwa village has 550 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunwa has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kunwa is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunwa covers 342.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunwa falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kunwa is Hathbandh, about 55 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 Kunwa.

Kunwa is about 87 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunwa is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 19 km away. Kawardha is about 22 km away. Hathbandh is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bordehi (3.5 km), Gidhwa (6.8 km) and Thengabhat (8.4 km).

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

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