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About Kauhapani Village

Kauhapani is a small village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 109 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauhapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauhapani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 266.73 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 109
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kauhapani compares

By the 2011 count Kauhapani is the 157th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 266.73 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kauhapani

Kauhapani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kauhapani 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kauhapani from other places

Kauhapani lies about 40 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, about 6.7 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 Kauhapani
Nearest railway station Bortalao 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 10 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 40 km

Villages closest to Kauhapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauhapani village had a population of 217. That makes it the 157th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Kauhapani village has 109 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauhapani has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kauhapani is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauhapani covers 266.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kauhapani falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kauhapani is Bortalao, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kauhapani.

Kauhapani is about 40 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauhapani is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bortalao is about 6.7 km away. Dongargarh is about 10 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurejhar (2.9 km), Kholareghat (3.8 km) and Khursipar (5.5 km).

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

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