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About Korra Village

Korra is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 298 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 168.74 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 298
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korra compares

By the 2011 count Korra is the 83rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 168.74 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Korra

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

Korra lies about 19 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 24 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 Korra
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 19 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 24 km

Villages closest to Korra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korra village had a population of 569. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Korra village has 298 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korra has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Korra is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korra covers 168.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Korra falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Korra is Raigarh, about 24 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 Korra.

Korra is about 19 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korra is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 19 km away. Raigarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Randidih (under 2 km), Porat (under 2 km) and Surajgarh (1.6 km).

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

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