Village · Bemetara, Durg
# Kodwa

Kodwa is a village in Bemetara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491335. The 2011 Census counted 820 people in 138 households, the 96th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.
- 820 people (2011)
- 138 households
- 66.3% literacy
- 491335 PIN code

## Kodwa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kodwa is 491335. Kodwa falls in Bemetara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491335
- Gram panchayat Kodwa
- Community development block Bemetra
- Census village code 441913

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kodwa from nearby towns?
- Bemetara (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Durg (district HQ) 96 km by road
- Bemetara (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kodwa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kodwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dadi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bemetra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Durg
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kodwa known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and gram. About 81% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kodwa

Of every 100 households in Kodwa in 2011, 76 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kodwa · ■ Bemetara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 76% 82%
- Toilet within the home 15% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 92%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 78% 41%
- Television 34% 29%
- Mobile phone 31% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 31%
- Own their home 87% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kodwa?

■ Kodwa · ■ Bemetara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.3% 68.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 996
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 744 974
- Working population 53.8% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 49.3% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 117 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 87 (20%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 35 (8%) · ■ Marginal 200 (45%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bemetara
- Bhothidih 837 people
- Uslapur 829 people
- Madai 828 people
- Mungeli 823 people
- Bahinga 809 people
- Jhalam 796 people
- Jogipur 794 people
- Raweli 790 people

All 187 villages in Bemetara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kodwa? 491335
- How far is Kodwa from Durg? 96 km by road
- What is the population of Kodwa? 820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kodwa in? Durg district (Bemetara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kodwa? 66.3% (Census 2011)

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