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About Korkhi Village

Korkhi is a small village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 130 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korkhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korkhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 141.01 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 130
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 746
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 Korkhi compares

By the 2011 count Korkhi is the 155th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 141.01 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Korkhi

Korkhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Korkhi 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. The nearest villages by name are Khapmayna, Kharika, Kharjuria and Kharkhari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Korkhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Korkhi village had a population of 227. That makes it the 155th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Korkhi village has 130 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korkhi has about 746 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Korkhi is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korkhi covers 141.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Korkhi falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Korkhi notes the nearest railway station 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 Korkhi.

Korkhi is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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