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About Kohkabod Village

Kohkabod is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 552 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohkabod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohkabod village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 489.45 hectares
Population 1,151
Male Population 552
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohkabod compares

By the 2011 count Kohkabod is the 45th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 489.45 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kohkabod

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

Kohkabod lies about 40 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 33 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 Kohkabod
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 4.8 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 33 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 40 km

Villages closest to Kohkabod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohkabod village had a population of 1,151. That makes it the 45th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Kohkabod village has 552 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohkabod has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kohkabod is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohkabod covers 489.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kohkabod falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kohkabod is Jatkanhar, about 33 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 Kohkabod.

Kohkabod 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.

Kohkabod is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 4.8 km away. Khairāgarh is about 4.8 km away. Jatkanhar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirawahi (1.5 km), Maru Tola Kalan (2.1 km) and Kusiyari (2.8 km).

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

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