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About Koylanga Village

Koylanga is a mid sized village in Raigarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 468 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koylanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koylanga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Raigarh
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 352.63 hectares
Population 921
Male Population 468
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Koylanga compares

By the 2011 count Koylanga is the 62nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 352.63 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Koylanga

Koylanga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Koylanga as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koylanga from other places

Koylanga lies about 20 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jamga, about 2.9 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 Koylanga
Nearest railway station Jamga 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Raigarh 20 km

Villages closest to Koylanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koylanga village had a population of 921. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Koylanga village has 468 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koylanga has about 968 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Koylanga is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koylanga covers 352.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koylanga falls under Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Koylanga is Jamga, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Koylanga.

Koylanga is about 20 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koylanga is in Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Jamga is about 2.9 km away. Raigarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuiyapali (2.0 km), Beharapali (2.5 km) and Kolaibahal (2.9 km).

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

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