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About Korthu Village

Korthu is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 481 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Korthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korthu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Ekangarsarai
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 929
Male Population 481
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korthu compares

By the 2011 count Korthu is the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Korthu

Korthu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Korthu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Korthu from other places

Korthu lies about 26 km from Nalanda. 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 Korthu
Tehsil headquarters Ekangarsarai 7.6 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 12 km
District headquarters Nalanda 26 km

Villages closest to Korthu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korthu village had a population of 929. That makes it the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Korthu village has 481 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korthu has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Korthu covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Korthu falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Korthu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Korthu.

Korthu is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korthu is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 7.6 km away. Islāmpur is about 12 km away. Nalanda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshopur (1.8 km), Mansinghpur (2.2 km) and Kaila Bigha (2.3 km).

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

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