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About Kokpur Village

Kokpur is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,545, made up of 765 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491558
Area (hectares) 493.89 hectares
Population 1,545
Male Population 765
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokpur compares

By the 2011 count Kokpur is the 21st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 493.89 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kokpur

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

Kokpur lies about 33 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 22 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 Kokpur
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 13 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 22 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 22 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 33 km

Villages closest to Kokpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokpur village had a population of 1,545. That makes it the 21st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Kokpur village has 765 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokpur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kokpur is 491558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokpur covers 493.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kokpur falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kokpur is Paniajob, about 22 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 Kokpur.

Kokpur is about 33 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokpur is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 13 km away. Paniajob is about 22 km away. Dongargarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arsi Tola (under 2 km), Asara (2.7 km) and Jantar (3.4 km).

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

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