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About Koruwa Village

Koruwa is a mid sized village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 213 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,362 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koruwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koruwa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 407.62 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 213
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,362
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koruwa compares

By the 2011 count Koruwa is the 25th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 407.62 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, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Koruwa

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

Koruwa lies about 41 km from Dehradun. 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 Koruwa
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 4.8 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 31 km
District headquarters Dehradun 41 km

Villages closest to Koruwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koruwa village had a population of 503. That makes it the 25th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Koruwa village has 213 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koruwa has about 1362 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Koruwa is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koruwa covers 407.62 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.

Koruwa falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Koruwa 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 village for Koruwa.

Koruwa is about 41 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koruwa is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 4.8 km away. Mussoorie is about 31 km away. Dehradun is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraya (under 2 km), Sainsa (1.8 km) and Bohaa (2.1 km).

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

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