About Korta Village

Korta is a large village in Danda tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,203, made up of 1,131 males and 1,072 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Danda
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	245.07 hectares
Population	2,203
Male Population	1,131
Female Population	1,072
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Korta compares

By the 2011 count Korta is the 4th largest of the 7 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 245.07 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Korta

Korta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Korta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Korta from other places

Korta lies about 27 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Rajhura, about 12 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 Korta
Nearest railway station	Rajhura	12 km
Nearest town	Bishrāmpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Danda	16 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	27 km

Villages closest to Korta

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

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Common questions about Korta

As per the Census of India 2011, Korta village had a population of 2,203. That makes it the 4th largest of the 7 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Korta village has 1,131 males and 1,072 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korta has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Korta is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korta covers 245.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Korta falls under Danda tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Korta is Rajhura, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Korta.

Korta is about 27 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korta is in Danda tehsil of Garhwa district. Rajhura is about 12 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 13 km away. Danda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.