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About Korka Village

Korka is a large village in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,953, made up of 1,537 males and 1,416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Raniwara
Pincode 343041
Area (hectares) 1274 hectares
Population 2,953
Male Population 1,537
Female Population 1,416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korka compares

By the 2011 count Korka is the 23rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 1274 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Korka

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

Korka lies about 73 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Kori, about 24 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 Korka
Nearest railway station Marwar Kori 24 km
Nearest town Bhīnmāl 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniwara 28 km
District headquarters Jalor 73 km

Villages closest to Korka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korka village had a population of 2,953. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Korka village has 1,537 males and 1,416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korka has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Korka is 343041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korka covers 1274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Korka falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Korka is Marwar Kori, about 24 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 Korka.

Korka is about 73 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korka is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Kori is about 24 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 25 km away. Raniwara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samrani (2.8 km), Khera Sariyana (6.4 km) and Bhapri (7.8 km).

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

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