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About Korja Village

Korja is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 250 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.38 hectares hectares.

Korja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korja village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 405.38 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 250
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Korja compares

By the 2011 count Korja is the 250th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 405.38 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Korja

Korja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Korja 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 Korja from other places

Korja lies about 29 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Nariaoli, 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 Korja
Nearest town Rāhatgarh 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Nariaoli 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 29 km

Villages closest to Korja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korja village had a population of 487. That makes it the 250th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Korja village has 250 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korja has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Korja covers 405.38 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.

Korja falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Korja is Nariaoli, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Korja.

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

Korja is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Rāhatgarh is about 9.5 km away. Nariaoli is about 21 km away. Sagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehgod (under 2 km), Sagoni Khurd (under 2 km) and Dhakrai (2.7 km).

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

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