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About Kon Village

Kon is a mid sized village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,386, made up of 723 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Pincode 231001
Area (hectares) 288.58 hectares
Population 1,386
Male Population 723
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kon compares

By the 2011 count Kon is the 57th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 288.58 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kon

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

How far is Kon from other places

Kon lies about 45 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 3.8 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 Kon
Nearest railway station Lusa 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 20 km
Nearest town Ahraura 26 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 45 km

Villages closest to Kon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kon village had a population of 1,386. That makes it the 57th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Kon village has 723 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kon has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kon is 231001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kon covers 288.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kon falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kon is Lusa, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance for Kon.

Kon is about 45 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kon is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Lusa is about 3.8 km away. Marihan is about 20 km away. Ahraura is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cherui Kon (under 2 km), Nadihar (under 2 km) and Rajgarh (under 2 km).

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

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