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About Korkya Village

Korkya is a small village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 169 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korkya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korkya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326035
Area (hectares) 223.81 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 169
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korkya compares

By the 2011 count Korkya is the 143rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 223.81 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Korkya

Korkya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Korkya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Korkya from other places

Korkya lies about 33 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Salpura, about 29 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 Korkya
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 14 km
Nearest town Aklera 26 km
Nearest railway station Salpura 29 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 33 km

Villages closest to Korkya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korkya village had a population of 323. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Korkya village has 169 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korkya has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Korkya is 326035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korkya covers 223.81 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.

Korkya falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Korkya is Salpura, about 29 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Korkya.

Korkya is about 33 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korkya is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 14 km away. Aklera is about 26 km away. Salpura 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 Akawad Khurd (under 2 km), Bharatpur (2.1 km) and Akawad Kalan (3.3 km).

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

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