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About Kauhakunda Village

Kauhakunda is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 442 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauhakunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauhakunda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 319.22 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 442
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauhakunda compares

By the 2011 count Kauhakunda is the 88th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 319.22 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1036.

Getting to Kauhakunda

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

Kauhakunda lies about 62 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 52 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 Kauhakunda
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 26 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 43 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 52 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 62 km

Villages closest to Kauhakunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauhakunda village had a population of 899. That makes it the 88th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Kauhakunda village has 442 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauhakunda has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kauhakunda is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauhakunda covers 319.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kauhakunda falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kauhakunda is Bagbahra, about 52 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 Kauhakunda.

Kauhakunda is about 62 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauhakunda is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 26 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 43 km away. Bagbahra is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deotarai (4.2 km), Barikpali Tukda (15 km) and Bartunga (15 km).

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

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