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About Kongewani Village

Kongewani is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 265 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.06 hectares hectares.

Kongewani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongewani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 285.06 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 265
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kongewani compares

By the 2011 count Kongewani is the 167th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 285.06 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kongewani

Kongewani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kongewani as Available within 10+ 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 Kongewani from other places

Kongewani lies about 30 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 29 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 Kongewani
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 27 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 29 km
District headquarters Balaghat 30 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 30 km

Villages closest to Kongewani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongewani village had a population of 524. That makes it the 167th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Kongewani village has 265 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongewani has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Kongewani covers 285.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kongewani falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kongewani is Dhapewara, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kongewani.

Kongewani is about 30 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongewani is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 27 km away. Dhapewara is about 29 km away. Balaghat is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuitola (1.8 km), Bithli (1.9 km) and Harranala (2.5 km).

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

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