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About Kon Village

Kon is a mid sized village in Puranpur tehsil, in the district of Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 335 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262122, 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 Pilibhit
Tehsil Puranpur
Pincode 262122
Area (hectares) 547.35 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 335
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Kon compares

By the 2011 count Kon is the 211th largest of the 436 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents. Its 547.35 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kon

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

Kon lies about 14 km from Pilibhit, and the nearest railway station is Pauta, about 6.5 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 Pauta 6.5 km
District headquarters Pilibhit 14 km
Nearest town Pīlibhīt 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Puranpur 26 km

Villages closest to Kon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Puranpur 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 667. That makes it the 211th largest of the 436 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents.

Kon village has 335 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kon has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Kon is 262122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kon covers 547.35 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.

Kon falls under Puranpur tehsil of Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kon is Pauta, about 6.5 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 Kon.

Kon is about 14 km from Pilibhit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kon is in Puranpur tehsil of Pilibhit district. Pauta is about 6.5 km away. Pilibhit is about 14 km away. Pīlibhīt is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atkona (under 2 km), Bans Bojhi (under 2 km) and Jatpura (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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