Village · Gharghoda, Raigarh # Kognara Kognara is a village in Gharghoda sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496111. The 2011 Census counted 678 people in 168 households, the 41st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 678 people (2011) - 168 households - 61.3% literacy - 496111 PIN code ## Kognara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kognara is 496111. Kognara falls in Gharghoda sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496111 - Gram panchayat Charbhantha - Community development block Gharghoda - Census village code 434707 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kognara from nearby towns? - Gharghoda (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ) 39 km by road - Gharghoda (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kognara? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kognara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gharghoda - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Gharghoda - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Gharghoda - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kognara known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and sesamum. About 61% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kognara Of every 100 households in Kognara in 2011, 74 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kognara · ■ Gharghoda rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 76% - Toilet within the home 17% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 85% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 0% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 5% 22% - Television 4% 14% - Mobile phone 1% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 45% 38% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kognara? ■ Kognara · ■ Gharghoda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.3% 64.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1042 1028 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1109 959 - Working population 63.4% 53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 49.5% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 147 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 23 (5%) · ■ Marginal 250 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gharghoda - Salhepali 752 people - Kamtara 732 people - Katangdih 709 people - Panikhet 681 people - Dokarbuda 673 people - Charmar 666 people - Bagchaba 658 people - Patrapali 641 people All 81 villages in Gharghoda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kognara? 496111 - How far is Kognara from Raigarh? 39 km by road - What is the population of Kognara? 678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kognara in? Raigarh district (Gharghoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kognara? 61.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/gharghoda/kognara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.