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About Kohani Village

Kohani is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,183, made up of 592 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620.75 hectares hectares.

Kohani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 620.75 hectares
Population 1,183
Male Population 592
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohani compares

By the 2011 count Kohani is the 17th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 620.75 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kohani

Kohani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kohani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kohani from other places

Kohani lies about 57 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Adhartal, about 34 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 Kohani
Tehsil headquarters Niwas 19 km
Nearest railway station Adhartal 34 km
Nearest town Jabalpur 34 km
District headquarters Mandla 57 km

Villages closest to Kohani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohani village had a population of 1,183. That makes it the 17th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Kohani village has 592 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohani has about 998 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 1022.

Kohani covers 620.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kohani falls under Niwas tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohani is Adhartal, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Kohani.

Kohani is about 57 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohani is in Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 19 km away. Adhartal is about 34 km away. Jabalpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadari (2.5 km), Dala (3.6 km) and Maneri (3.8 km).

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

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