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About Kokwar Village

Kokwar is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 46 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokwar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 146.67 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 46
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokwar compares

By the 2011 count Kokwar is the 174th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 146.67 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kokwar

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

How far is Kokwar from other places

Kokwar lies about 32 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Kokwar
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 19 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 30 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 32 km

Villages closest to Kokwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokwar village had a population of 89. That makes it the 174th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Kokwar village has 46 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokwar has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kokwar is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokwar covers 146.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kokwar falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kokwar 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 Kokwar.

Kokwar is about 32 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokwar is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 19 km away. Nārāinpur is about 30 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darrokhalari (under 2 km), Tuskal (under 2 km) and Koranhur (2.5 km).

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

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