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About Korapukur Village

Korapukur is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 292 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korapukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korapukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 122.46 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 292
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korapukur compares

By the 2011 count Korapukur is the 89th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 122.46 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Korapukur

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

Korapukur lies about 30 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 16 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 Korapukur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 16 km
Nearest town Siuri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 30 km

Villages closest to Korapukur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Korapukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Korapukur village had a population of 591. That makes it the 89th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Korapukur village has 292 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korapukur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Korapukur is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korapukur covers 122.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Korapukur falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Korapukur is Gadadharpur, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Korapukur.

Korapukur is about 30 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korapukur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 16 km away. Siuri is about 17 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodadihi (under 2 km), Sarenda (under 2 km) and Bherapathar (under 2 km).

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

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