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About Kodwa Village

Kodwa is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 503 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, 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 Bilaigarh
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 188.92 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 503
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodwa compares

By the 2011 count Kodwa is the 75th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 188.92 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kodwa

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

Kodwa lies about 143 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 43 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
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 23 km
Nearest town Saraipali 35 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 43 km
District headquarters Raipur 143 km

Villages closest to Kodwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaigarh 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 1,035. That makes it the 75th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Kodwa village has 503 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodwa has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kodwa is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodwa covers 188.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodwa falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kodwa is Sakti, about 43 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 Kodwa.

Kodwa is about 143 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 Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 23 km away. Saraipali is about 35 km away. Sakti is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadapali (under 2 km), Sarsinwa (1.9 km) and Chakarda (1.9 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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