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About Koilbahal Village

Koilbahal is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 365 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koilbahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koilbahal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 425.24 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 365
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koilbahal compares

By the 2011 count Koilbahal is the 96th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 425.24 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Koilbahal

Koilbahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koilbahal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Koilbahal from other places

Koilbahal lies about 120 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 44 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 Koilbahal
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 23 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 44 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 120 km

Villages closest to Koilbahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koilbahal village had a population of 727. That makes it the 96th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Koilbahal village has 365 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koilbahal has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Koilbahal is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koilbahal covers 425.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koilbahal falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Koilbahal is Bargarh Road, about 44 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 - 10 km distance for Koilbahal.

Koilbahal is about 120 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koilbahal is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 23 km away. Bargarh Road is about 44 km away. Mahasamund is about 120 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guthanipali (2.3 km), Bandalimal (3.2 km) and Balanda (3.3 km).

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

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