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About Kokanpur Village

Kokanpur is a mid sized village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 713 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 513.52 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 713
Female Population 711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kokanpur is the 19th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 513.52 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kokanpur

Kokanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kokanpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kokanpur from other places

Kokanpur lies about 8.5 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 22 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 Kokanpur
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 23 km
Nearest town Kānker 23 km

Villages closest to Kokanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokanpur village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 19th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Kokanpur village has 713 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokanpur has about 997 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 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kokanpur is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokanpur covers 513.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kokanpur falls under Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kokanpur is Bhanupratappur, about 22 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 km distance for Kokanpur.

Kokanpur is about 8.5 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.

Kokanpur is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 8.5 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 22 km away. Kanker is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewatintola (2.5 km), Talakurra (2.7 km) and Siltara (4.9 km).

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

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