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About Korar Village

Korar is a mid sized village in Manjha tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 439 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Manjha
Pincode 841427
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 439
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Korar compares

By the 2011 count Korar is the 76th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Korar

Korar 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 Korar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Korar from other places

Korar lies about 29 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Majhowalia, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Korar
Nearest railway station Majhowalia 13 km
Nearest town Bettiah 16 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjha 33 km

Villages closest to Korar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjha tehsil.

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 Korar

As per the Census of India 2011, Korar village had a population of 841. That makes it the 76th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents.

Korar village has 439 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Korar is 841427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korar covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Korar falls under Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Korar is Majhowalia, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Korar.

Korar is about 29 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korar is in Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district. Majhowalia is about 13 km away. Bettiah is about 16 km away. Gopalganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indarwa (4.5 km), Arazi Ramnagar (10 km) and Ahiraulia (11 km).

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

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