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About Korkotjor Village

Korkotjor is a mid sized village in Kersai tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 444 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korkotjor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korkotjor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kersai
Pincode 835223
Area (hectares) 614 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 444
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korkotjor compares

By the 2011 count Korkotjor is the 17th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,961 residents. Its 614 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Korkotjor

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

Korkotjor lies about 29 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Sogra, about 51 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 Korkotjor
Tehsil headquarters Kersai 2.8 km
District headquarters Simdega 29 km
Nearest railway station Sogra 51 km

Villages closest to Korkotjor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korkotjor village had a population of 882. That makes it the 17th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,961 residents.

Korkotjor village has 444 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korkotjor has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Korkotjor is 835223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korkotjor covers 614 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Korkotjor falls under Kersai tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Korkotjor is Sogra, about 51 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 km distance for Korkotjor.

Korkotjor is about 29 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korkotjor is in Kersai tehsil of Simdega district. Kersai is about 2.8 km away. Simdega is about 29 km away. Sogra is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorairjor (1.8 km), Kersai (2.8 km) and Kanjoba (4.0 km).

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

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