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About Kohniya Village

Kohniya is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 232 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.8 hectares hectares.

Kohniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohniya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 351.8 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 232
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Kohniya compares

By the 2011 count Kohniya is the 112th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 351.8 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Kohniya

Kohniya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kohniya 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 Kohniya from other places

Kohniya lies about 55 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gulabhganj, about 38 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 Kohniya
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Gulabhganj 38 km
District headquarters Raisen 55 km

Villages closest to Kohniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohniya village had a population of 436. That makes it the 112th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kohniya village has 232 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohniya has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Kohniya covers 351.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kohniya falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohniya is Gulabhganj, about 38 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 Kohniya.

Kohniya is about 55 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohniya is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 9.1 km away. Gulabhganj is about 38 km away. Raisen is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohniya (under 2 km), Saliwada (under 2 km) and Mundla Chawal (1.8 km).

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

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