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About Korha Village

Korha is a large village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,584, made up of 2,372 males and 2,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Pincode 854108
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 4,584
Male Population 2,372
Female Population 2,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korha compares

By the 2011 count Korha is the 18th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Korha

Korha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Korha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Korha from other places

Korha lies about 19 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 12 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 Korha
Nearest railway station Semapur 12 km
District headquarters Katihar 19 km

Villages closest to Korha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korha village had a population of 4,584. That makes it the 18th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Korha village has 2,372 males and 2,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korha has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Korha is 854108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korha covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Korha falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Korha is Semapur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Korha is about 19 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korha is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 12 km away. Katihar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorgaon (2.1 km), Musapur (2.5 km) and Musapur Milik (2.5 km).

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

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