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About Kon Village

Kon is a large village in Panvel tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,187, made up of 1,182 males and 1,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares.

Kon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Panvel
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 2,187
Male Population 1,182
Female Population 1,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kon compares

By the 2011 count Kon is the 38th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kon

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

Kon lies about 8.6 km from Panvel, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 7.7 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 Kon
Nearest railway station Raigarh 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Panvel 8.6 km

Villages closest to Kon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kon village had a population of 2,187. That makes it the 38th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Kon village has 1,182 males and 1,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kon has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Kon covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kon falls under Panvel tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kon is Raigarh, about 7.7 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kon.

Kon is about 8.6 km from Panvel in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kon is in Panvel tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 7.7 km away. Panvel is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheravali (2.7 km), Chinchavali Tarf Taloje (7.8 km) and Chinchavali Tarf Waje (7.8 km).

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

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