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About Kon Village

Kon is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 71 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825403
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 71
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kon compares

By the 2011 count Kon is the 187th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kon

Kon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kon from other places

Kon lies about 17 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 48 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 Kon
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 17 km
District headquarters Chatra 17 km
Nearest town Chatrā 17 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 48 km

Villages closest to Kon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Kon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kon village had a population of 133. That makes it the 187th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Kon village has 71 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kon has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kon is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kon covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kon falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kon is Kathautia, about 48 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 <5 km distance for Kon.

Kon is about 17 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kon is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 17 km away. Chatra is about 17 km away. Chatrā is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindpur (under 2 km), Gobardih (under 2 km) and Lichri (under 2 km).

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

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