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About Korra Village

Korra is a large village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,249, made up of 2,159 males and 2,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Pincode 804401
Area (hectares) 335.07 hectares
Population 4,249
Male Population 2,159
Female Population 2,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korra compares

By the 2011 count Korra is the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 335.07 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Korra

Korra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Korra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Korra from other places

Korra lies about 57 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 21 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 Korra
Nearest town Arwal 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Garhani 21 km
District headquarters Patna 57 km

Villages closest to Korra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korra village had a population of 4,249. That makes it the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Korra village has 2,159 males and 2,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korra has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Korra is 804401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korra covers 335.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Korra falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Korra is Garhani, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Korra.

Korra is about 57 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korra is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Arwal is about 3.9 km away. Paliganj is about 13 km away. Garhani is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhnipur (2.3 km), Akbarpur (3.5 km) and Kansopur (3.9 km).

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

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