# Kokpur Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon 

# Kokpur

Kokpur is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,545 people in 321 households**, the 21st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 1,545people (2011)
- 321households
- 75.9%literacy
- 491558PIN code

## Kokpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kokpur is 491558.** Kokpur falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491558
- Gram panchayatKokpur
- Community development blockDongargaon
- Census village code441131

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

## How far is Kokpur from nearby towns?

- Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)38 km by road
- Chhuria (nearest town)10 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 Kokpur?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Kokpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kokpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and gram**. About 63% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Kokpur

Of every 100 households in Kokpur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kokpur · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****72%**

**78%

Television ****25%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**18%

Own their home ****90%**

**94%

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 Kokpur?

■ Kokpur · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**1002

Working population ****48.9%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 66.4% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 418 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (8%) · **■** Marginal 121 (16%)

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 Dongargaon

- Ghorda1,624 people
- Mokhli1,612 people
- Maneri1,590 people
- Machanpar1,549 people
- Bankal1,524 people
- Sangin Kachhar1,521 people
- Ratapayli1,503 people
- Vicharpur Nawagaon1,493 people

[All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kokpur?491558
- How far is Kokpur from Rajnandgaon?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kokpur?1,545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kokpur in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kokpur?75.9% (Census 2011)
