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About Mahkoni Village

Mahkoni is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 82 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahkoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahkoni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493344
Area (hectares) 177.7 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 82
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahkoni compares

By the 2011 count Mahkoni is the 180th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 177.7 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Mahkoni

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

Mahkoni lies about 107 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 48 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 Mahkoni
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 18 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 46 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 48 km
District headquarters Raipur 107 km

Villages closest to Mahkoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahkoni village had a population of 182. That makes it the 180th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Mahkoni village has 82 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahkoni has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Mahkoni is 493344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahkoni covers 177.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahkoni falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahkoni is Janjgir Naila, about 48 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 10+ km distance for Mahkoni.

Mahkoni is about 107 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahkoni is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 18 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 46 km away. Janjgir Naila is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daldali (1.9 km), Sukli (3.6 km) and Maharaji (4.0 km).

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

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