Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon
# Kohka

Kohka is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491661. The 2011 Census counted 1,334 people in 283 households, the 33rd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.
- 1,334 people (2011)
- 283 households
- 81.1% literacy
- 491661 PIN code

## Kohka PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kohka is 491661. Kohka falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491661
- Gram panchayat Kohka
- Community development block Dongargaon
- Census village code 441113

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

## How far is Kohka from nearby towns?
- Dongargaon (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kohka?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kohka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tumdibod
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dongargaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kohka known for?

The main crops are paddy, soyabean and gram. About 69% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kohka

Of every 100 households in Kohka in 2011, 80 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kohka · ■ Dongargaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 89%
- Toilet within the home 46% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 54% 77%
- Tap water 0% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 65% 78%
- Television 21% 30%
- Mobile phone 17% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 23% 18%
- Own their home 94% 94%

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

## What is the population of Kohka?

■ Kohka · ■ Dongargaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.1% 78.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1088 1011
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1043 1002
- Working population 56.0% 54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 72.7% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 294 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (2%) · ■ Other work 10 (1%) · ■ Marginal 429 (57%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dongargaon
- Kotrasarar 1,378 people
- Nandiya 1,377 people
- Jarwahi 1,347 people
- Bije Bhatha 1,339 people
- Badbhum 1,326 people
- Dhaba 1,284 people
- Bagdai 1,264 people
- Kirgi 1,252 people

All 113 villages in Dongargaon

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- Kohka · Village, Gondiya, Gondiya · 1,168 people
- Kohka · Village, Tilda, Raipur · 1,137 people
- Kohka · Village, Seoni, Seoni · 1,111 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kohka? 491661
- How far is Kohka from Rajnandgaon? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Kohka? 1,334 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kohka in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kohka? 81.1% (Census 2011)

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