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About Korakel Village

Korakel is a large village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,489, made up of 1,234 males and 1,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korakel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korakel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 411 hectares
Population 2,489
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 1,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korakel compares

By the 2011 count Korakel is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 411 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Korakel

Korakel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Korakel as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Korakel from other places

Korakel lies about 13 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, 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 Korakel
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 1.8 km
District headquarters Khunti 13 km
Nearest railway station Karra 22 km

Villages closest to Korakel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korakel village had a population of 2,489. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Korakel village has 1,234 males and 1,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korakel has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Korakel is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korakel covers 411 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Korakel falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Korakel is Karra, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Korakel.

Korakel is about 13 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korakel is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 1.8 km away. Khunti is about 13 km away. Karra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurhami (under 2 km), Bande (under 2 km) and Murhu (1.8 km).

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

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