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About Kas Village

Kas is a mid sized village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 296 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kas village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 181.88 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 296
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kas compares

By the 2011 count Kas is the 52nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 181.88 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kas

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

Kas lies about 26 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 18 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 Kas
Nearest railway station Risama 18 km
Nearest town Bhilai 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 26 km
District headquarters Raipur 26 km

Villages closest to Kas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kas village had a population of 580. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Kas village has 296 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kas has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kas is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kas covers 181.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kas falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kas is Risama, about 18 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 Kas.

Kas is about 26 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kas is in Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Risama is about 18 km away. Bhilai is about 21 km away. Bindranavagarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (7.6 km), Kharta (7.8 km) and Lohari (8.1 km).

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

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