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About Kortho Village

Kortho is one of the larger villages in Ghanshyampur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,915, made up of 9,423 males and 8,492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1838 hectares hectares.

Kortho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kortho village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Ghanshyampur
Area (hectares) 1838 hectares
Population 17,915
Male Population 9,423
Female Population 8,492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kortho compares

By the 2011 count Kortho is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,934 residents. Its 1838 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kortho

Kortho is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kortho as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Ghanshyampur, Godhaul, Gulma and Hardowarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kortho

As per the Census of India 2011, Kortho village had a population of 17,915. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,934 residents.

Kortho village has 9,423 males and 8,492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kortho has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Kortho covers 1838 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kortho falls under Ghanshyampur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Kortho notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kortho.

Kortho is in Ghanshyampur tehsil of Darbhanga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kortho today is likely to be higher.

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