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About Korgaon Village

Korgaon is a large village in Bade Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,920, made up of 1,430 males and 1,490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2174.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bade Rajpur
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 2174.51 hectares
Population 2,920
Male Population 1,430
Female Population 1,490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korgaon compares

By the 2011 count Korgaon is the 4th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 2174.51 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Korgaon

Korgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Korgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Korgaon from other places

Korgaon lies about 96 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 59 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 Korgaon
Tehsil headquarters Bade Rajpur 5.5 km
Nearest town Kānker 34 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 59 km
District headquarters Bastar 96 km

Villages closest to Korgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bade Rajpur 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 Korgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Korgaon village had a population of 2,920. That makes it the 4th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Korgaon village has 1,430 males and 1,490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korgaon has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Korgaon is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korgaon covers 2174.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Korgaon falls under Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Korgaon is Antagarh, about 59 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Korgaon.

Korgaon is about 96 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korgaon is in Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district. Bade Rajpur is about 5.5 km away. Kānker is about 34 km away. Antagarh is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalgaon (2.8 km), Kongera (3.0 km) and Korahobeda (3.3 km).

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

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