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About Korigawan Village

Korigawan is a small village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 215 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.76 hectares hectares.

Korigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korigawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Area (hectares) 134.76 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 215
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korigawan compares

By the 2011 count Korigawan is the 108th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 134.76 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Korigawan

Korigawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Korigawan as Available within <5 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 Korigawan from other places

Korigawan lies about 70 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kudra, about 26 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 Korigawan
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 2.6 km
Nearest town Nokha 26 km
Nearest railway station Kudra 26 km
District headquarters Rohtas 70 km

Villages closest to Korigawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korigawan village had a population of 407. That makes it the 108th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Korigawan village has 215 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korigawan has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Korigawan covers 134.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Korigawan falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Korigawan is Kudra, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Korigawan.

Korigawan is about 70 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korigawan is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 2.6 km away. Nokha is about 26 km away. Kudra 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 Harihar Dehra (under 2 km), Saroser (under 2 km) and Wojhwalia (1.9 km).

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

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