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About Korwar Village

Korwar is a large village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,965, made up of 1,466 males and 1,499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2549.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korwar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585312
Area (hectares) 2549.14 hectares
Population 2,965
Male Population 1,466
Female Population 1,499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korwar compares

By the 2011 count Korwar is the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 2549.14 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Korwar

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

Korwar lies about 24 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Hirenanduru, about 21 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 Korwar
Nearest railway station Hirenanduru 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitapur 22 km
Nearest town Chītāpur 22 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 24 km

Villages closest to Korwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korwar village had a population of 2,965. That makes it the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Korwar village has 1,466 males and 1,499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korwar has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Korwar is 585312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korwar covers 2549.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Korwar falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Korwar is Hirenanduru, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Korwar.

Korwar is about 24 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korwar is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Hirenanduru is about 21 km away. Chitapur is about 22 km away. Chītāpur 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 Wacha (under 2 km), Muchakhed (2.9 km) and Mattimudu (4.7 km).

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

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