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About Kodwa Village

Kodwa is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 323 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 494223
Area (hectares) 197.26 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 323
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodwa compares

By the 2011 count Kodwa is the 108th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 197.26 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kodwa

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

Kodwa lies about 5.3 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 74 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 Kodwa
District headquarters Kabeerdham 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 11 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 74 km

Villages closest to Kodwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodwa village had a population of 681. That makes it the 108th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Kodwa village has 323 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodwa has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kodwa is 494223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodwa covers 197.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodwa falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kodwa is Hathbandh, about 74 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 Kodwa.

Kodwa is about 5.3 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodwa is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 5.3 km away. Kawardha is about 11 km away. Hathbandh is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baturakachhar (under 2 km), Khadaudha Khurd (under 2 km) and Sukhatal (1.7 km).

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

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