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About Kodwa Village

Kodwa is a large village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,915, made up of 1,453 males and 1,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 900.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 900.63 hectares
Population 2,915
Male Population 1,453
Female Population 1,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kodwa compares

By the 2011 count Kodwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 900.63 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1006.

Getting to Kodwa

Kodwa 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 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 <5 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 81 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 3.3 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
Nearest railway station Nipania 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 16 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 16 km
District headquarters Raipur 81 km

Villages closest to Kodwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatapara 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 2,915. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Kodwa village has 1,453 males and 1,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodwa has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kodwa is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodwa covers 900.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodwa falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kodwa is Nipania, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance for Kodwa.

Kodwa is about 81 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodwa is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Nipania is about 3.3 km away. Bhatapara is about 16 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koni (under 2 km), Bagbudwa (1.9 km) and Nipaniya (2.9 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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