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About Korea Village

Korea is one of the larger villages in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,316, made up of 3,798 males and 3,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Korea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Amnour
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 7,316
Male Population 3,798
Female Population 3,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Korea compares

By the 2011 count Korea is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 38 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 983.

Getting to Korea

Korea is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Korea as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Korea from other places

Korea lies about 27 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Khairah, about under 2 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 Korea
Nearest railway station Khairah under 2 km
Nearest town Chāpra 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Amnour 20 km
District headquarters Saran 27 km

Villages closest to Korea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korea village had a population of 7,316. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Korea village has 3,798 males and 3,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korea has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Korea covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Korea falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Korea is Khairah, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Korea.

Korea is about 27 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korea is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Khairah is about under 2 km away. Chāpra is about 8.9 km away. Amnour is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagahi (4.0 km), Arazi Dharampur (8.0 km) and Dharampur Jafar (8.0 km).

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

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