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About Kodwa Village

Kodwa is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 539 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497224
Area (hectares) 781.67 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 539
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodwa compares

By the 2011 count Kodwa is the 22nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 781.67 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 987.

Getting to Kodwa

Kodwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kodwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Karasi, Karmi Kanwar Toli, Karmi Urawan Toli and Khairadih. 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 Kodwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodwa village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Kodwa village has 539 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodwa has about 957 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Kodwa is 497224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodwa covers 781.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodwa falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kodwa 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 village for Kodwa.

Kodwa 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 Kodwa today is likely to be higher.

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