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About Kodon Village

Kodon is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 19 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 19
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodon compares

By the 2011 count Kodon is the 199th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 967.

Getting to Kodon

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

Kodon lies about 8.5 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 5.1 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 Kodon
Nearest railway station Salogra 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 6.6 km
District headquarters Solan 8.5 km

Villages closest to Kodon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodon village had a population of 40. That makes it the 199th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kodon village has 19 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodon has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kodon is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodon covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodon falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kodon is Salogra, about 5.1 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kodon.

Kodon is about 8.5 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodon is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 5.1 km away. Kandaghat is about 6.6 km away. Solan is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhajha (under 2 km), Kohla (under 2 km) and Chabri (under 2 km).

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

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