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About Korea Village

Korea is a large village in Nagra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,524, made up of 2,386 males and 2,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Korea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Nagra
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 4,524
Male Population 2,386
Female Population 2,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Korea compares

By the 2011 count Korea is the 7th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Korea

Korea is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Korea as Available within <5 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Nagra 5.3 km
Nearest town Chāpra 8.9 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 Nagra 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 4,524. That makes it the 7th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Korea village has 2,386 males and 2,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korea has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Korea covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Korea falls under Nagra 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 <5 km distance 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 Nagra tehsil of Saran district. Khairah is about under 2 km away. Nagra is about 5.3 km away. Chāpra is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loha Chhapra (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Khaira (1.6 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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