# Kokanajhar Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund 

# Kokanajhar

Kokanajhar is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493449**. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 102 households**, the 175th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 448people (2011)
- 102households
- 62.4%literacy
- 493449PIN code

## Kokanajhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kokanajhar is 493449.** Kokanajhar falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493449
- Gram panchayatBodrabhandha
- Community development blockBagbahara
- Census village code446663

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kokanajhar from nearby towns?

- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kokanajhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kokanajhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khamhariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kokanajhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 44% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kokanajhar

Of every 100 households in Kokanajhar in 2011, 61 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kokanajhar · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****97%**

**54%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kokanajhar?

■ Kokanajhar · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**993

Working population ****50.9%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 54.7% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (72%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 22 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bagbahra

- Karagula459 people
- Lamisarar459 people
- Litiyadadar459 people
- Onkarband449 people
- Belar442 people
- Baniyatora437 people
- Kauhakuda433 people
- Senbhantha429 people

[All 242 villages in Bagbahra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kokanajhar?493449
- How far is Kokanajhar from Mahasamund?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kokanajhar?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kokanajhar in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kokanajhar?62.4% (Census 2011)