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About Koriana Village

Koriana is a large village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,432, made up of 1,786 males and 1,646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares.

Koriana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koriana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 3,432
Male Population 1,786
Female Population 1,646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Koriana compares

By the 2011 count Koriana is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Koriana

Koriana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Koriana as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koriana from other places

Koriana lies about 23 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 17 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 Koriana
Tehsil headquarters Bashant Rai 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Bela 17 km
Nearest town Purāini 23 km
District headquarters Godda 23 km

Villages closest to Koriana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Koriana

As per the Census of India 2011, Koriana village had a population of 3,432. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Koriana village has 1,786 males and 1,646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koriana has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Koriana covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Koriana falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Koriana is Bela, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Koriana.

Koriana is about 23 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koriana is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 5.0 km away. Bela is about 17 km away. Purāini is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Koriana (under 2 km), Parsiya (under 2 km) and Gorgawan (under 2 km).

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

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