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About Korla Village

Korla is a small village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 201 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 172.14 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 201
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korla compares

By the 2011 count Korla is the 61st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 172.14 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Korla

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

Korla lies about 18 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, 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 Korla
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 12 km
District headquarters Khunti 18 km

Villages closest to Korla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korla village had a population of 424. That makes it the 61st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Korla village has 201 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korla has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Korla is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korla covers 172.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Korla falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Korla is Govindpur Road, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Korla.

Korla is about 18 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korla is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 6.5 km away. Govindpur Road is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uyur (under 2 km), Guriya (under 2 km) and Burka (under 2 km).

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

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