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About Korian Village

Korian is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 184 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176026
Area (hectares) 123.89 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 184
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korian compares

By the 2011 count Korian is the 10th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 123.89 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Korian

Korian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Korian 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Korian from other places

Korian lies about 9.4 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 8.4 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 Korian
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 9.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Korian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korian village had a population of 368. That makes it the 10th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Korian village has 184 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korian has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Korian is 176026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korian covers 123.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Korian falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Korian is Meghrajpura, about 8.4 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Korian.

Korian is about 9.4 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korian is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 8.4 km away. Harchakian is about 9.4 km away. Kangra is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallar (under 2 km), Ghar (under 2 km) and Malahru (under 2 km).

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

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