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About Kona Village

Kona is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,980, made up of 1,056 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.63 hectares hectares.

Kona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kona village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 184.63 hectares
Population 1,980
Male Population 1,056
Female Population 924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Kona compares

By the 2011 count Kona is the 90th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 184.63 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kona

Kona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kona 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 Kona from other places

Kona lies about 34 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 6.0 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 Kona
Nearest railway station Meja Road 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 9.2 km
District headquarters Allahabad 34 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 34 km

Villages closest to Kona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kona village had a population of 1,980. That makes it the 90th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Kona village has 1,056 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kona has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Kona covers 184.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kona falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kona is Meja Road, about 6.0 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 Kona.

Kona is about 34 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kona is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja Road is about 6.0 km away. Meja is about 9.2 km away. Allahabad 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 Raipura Kachhar (under 2 km), Raipura Uparhar (under 2 km) and Singhpur Kala (2.2 km).

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

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