Kognara, Gharghoda

Kognara (कोगनारा) is a village located in the Gharghoda Tehsil of Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Gharghoda block and comes under Charbhantha Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raigarh parliament constituency and Dharamjaigarh assembly constituency.

As on July 2025, the current population of Kognara is 822 out of which 403 are males and rest 419 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1040 females per 1000 males. There are around 97 teenagers in Kognara. It has literacy rate of 53% which means around 432 persons can read and write. Total 59 people belonging to scheduled caste and 733 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 204 households in Kognara, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 522. The pincode of Kognara is 496111 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gharghoda Sub Post office
• Bahirkela Branch Post office
• Nawapara Tenda Branch Post office
• Porda Branch Post office
• Rabo Branch Post office

Schools

Kognara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Twd.Primary School Kognara

Hospitals

Kognara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Gharghodi Sub-Center
• Chilkaguda Sub-Center
• Amalidih Sub-Center
• Faguram Sub-Center
• Konpara Sub-Center

Banks

Kognara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Gharghoda
• Central Bank of India Raikera
• ICICI Bank Gharghoda
• State Bank of India Gharghoda