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About Korgaon Village

Korgaon is a mid sized village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 293 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 391.75 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 293
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korgaon compares

By the 2011 count Korgaon is the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 391.75 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

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 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 Korgaon from other places

Korgaon lies about 36 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Kurud, about 23 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 Magarlod 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Kurud 23 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 25 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 36 km

Villages closest to Korgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magarlod 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 602. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Korgaon village has 293 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korgaon has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Korgaon is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korgaon covers 391.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Korgaon falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Korgaon is Kurud, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Korgaon.

Korgaon is about 36 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korgaon is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Magarlod is about 4.4 km away. Kurud is about 23 km away. Nawāpāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belardona (under 2 km), Rengadih (under 2 km) and Parsabuda (1.7 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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