About Kokna Village

Kokna is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,356, made up of 663 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.97 hectares hectares.

Kokna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokna village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Kirnapur
Area (hectares)	215.97 hectares
Population	1,356
Male Population	663
Female Population	693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokna compares

By the 2011 count Kokna is the 62nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 215.97 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Kokna

Kokna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kokna as Available within 10+ 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 Kokna from other places

Kokna lies about 32 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Birsola, about 15 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 Kokna
Tehsil headquarters	Kirnapur	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Birsola	15 km
Nearest town	Gondiā	21 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	32 km

Villages closest to Kokna

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

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Common questions about Kokna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokna village had a population of 1,356. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Kokna village has 663 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokna has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Kokna covers 215.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kokna falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kokna is Birsola, about 15 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 village for Kokna.

Kokna is about 32 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokna is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 6.1 km away. Birsola is about 15 km away. Gondiā is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.