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About Kodai Village

Kodai is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,524, made up of 774 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.1 hectares hectares.

Kodai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 222.1 hectares
Population 1,524
Male Population 774
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kodai compares

By the 2011 count Kodai is the 103rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 222.1 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kodai

The census records public bus service for Kodai as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kodai from other places

Kodai lies about 35 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 28 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 Kodai
Nearest town Bānsi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 26 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 28 km
District headquarters Basti 35 km

Villages closest to Kodai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodai village had a population of 1,524. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kodai village has 774 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodai has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Kodai covers 222.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kodai falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kodai is Govindnagar, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kodai.

Kodai is about 35 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodai is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 14 km away. Harraiya is about 26 km away. Govindnagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairihwa (under 2 km), Asnahra (1.7 km) and Abhaipura (2.2 km).

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

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