About Kortia Village

Kortia is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 94 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kortia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kortia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	814147
Area (hectares)	160 hectares
Population	201
Male Population	94
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,138
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kortia compares

By the 2011 count Kortia is the 160th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kortia

Kortia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kortia as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kortia from other places

Kortia lies about 39 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 22 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 Kortia
Tehsil headquarters	Boarijor	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza Cheuki Railway Station	22 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	24 km
District headquarters	Godda	39 km

Villages closest to Kortia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kortia village had a population of 201. That makes it the 160th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Kortia village has 94 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kortia has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kortia is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kortia covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kortia falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kortia is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kortia.

Kortia is about 39 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kortia is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 2.1 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 22 km away. Sāhibganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.