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About Indakon Village

Indakon is a small village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 217 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indakon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indakon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 430.92 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 217
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Indakon compares

By the 2011 count Indakon is the 70th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 430.92 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 987.

Getting to Indakon

Indakon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Indakon 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. The nearest villages by name are Gamhardih, Ghughari Kalan, Ghughari Khurd and Girjapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Indakon

As per the Census of India 2011, Indakon village had a population of 442. That makes it the 70th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Indakon village has 217 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indakon has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Indakon is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indakon covers 430.92 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.

Indakon falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Indakon notes the nearest railway station 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 Indakon.

Indakon is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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