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About Konar Village

Konar is a large village in Pamgarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,243, made up of 2,078 males and 2,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 918.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Pamgarh
Pincode 495663
Area (hectares) 918.35 hectares
Population 4,243
Male Population 2,078
Female Population 2,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Konar compares

By the 2011 count Konar is the 8th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents. Its 918.35 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Konar

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

Konar lies about 27 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 12 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 Konar
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pamgarh 15 km
Nearest town Akaltara 16 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 27 km

Villages closest to Konar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konar village had a population of 4,243. That makes it the 8th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents.

Konar village has 2,078 males and 2,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konar has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Konar is 495663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konar covers 918.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Konar falls under Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Konar is Kotmi Sonar, about 12 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 Konar.

Konar is about 27 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konar is in Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kotmi Sonar is about 12 km away. Pamgarh is about 15 km away. Akaltara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mulmula (3.9 km), Kosa (4.0 km) and Nandeli (4.3 km).

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

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