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About Kon Village

Kon is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 8 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.97 hectares hectares.

Kon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 122.97 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 8
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kon compares

By the 2011 count Kon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 122.97 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kon

Kon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 27 km from Sonbhadra, 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 Ghorawal 13 km
Nearest town Ahraura 26 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 27 km

Villages closest to Kon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghorawal 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 17. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Kon village has 8 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kon has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Kon covers 122.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kon falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kon.

Kon is about 27 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kon is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Lusa is about 3.8 km away. Ghorawal is about 13 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 Belkuri Murpharkat (1.6 km), Tekuria (1.6 km) and Salaia (2.2 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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