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About Dhedkohka Village

Dhedkohka is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 580 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhedkohka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhedkohka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494337
Area (hectares) 753.19 hectares
Population 1,169
Male Population 580
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhedkohka compares

By the 2011 count Dhedkohka is the 30th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 753.19 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Dhedkohka

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

Dhedkohka lies about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 25 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 Dhedkohka
Tehsil headquarters Charama 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 25 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 27 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 28 km

Villages closest to Dhedkohka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhedkohka village had a population of 1,169. That makes it the 30th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Dhedkohka village has 580 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhedkohka has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Dhedkohka is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhedkohka covers 753.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhedkohka falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhedkohka is Gudum, about 25 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 Dhedkohka.

Dhedkohka is about 28 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.

Dhedkohka is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 5.3 km away. Gudum is about 25 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurrutola (under 2 km), Chuchrungpur (under 2 km) and Salhetola (1.9 km).

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

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