About Koraj Village

Koraj is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 551 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759.33 hectares hectares.

Koraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koraj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Chandgad
Area (hectares)	759.33 hectares
Population	1,092
Male Population	551
Female Population	541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Koraj compares

By the 2011 count Koraj is the 64th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 759.33 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 well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Koraj

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

Koraj lies about 84 km from Kolhapur. 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 Koraj
Tehsil headquarters	Chandgad	6.1 km
Nearest town	Belagavi	30 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	84 km

Villages closest to Koraj

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

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Common questions about Koraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Koraj village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 64th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Koraj village has 551 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koraj has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Koraj covers 759.33 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.

Koraj falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Koraj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Koraj.

Koraj is about 84 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koraj is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 6.1 km away. Belagavi is about 30 km away. Kolhapur is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.