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About Korpa Village

Korpa is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 87 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korpa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 96.59 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 87
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Korpa compares

By the 2011 count Korpa is the 116th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 96.59 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Korpa

Korpa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Korpa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Katgora, Kendapara, Kenddi and Kesra. 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 Korpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Korpa village had a population of 173. That makes it the 116th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Korpa village has 87 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korpa has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Korpa is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korpa covers 96.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Korpa falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Korpa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Korpa.

Korpa is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Korpa today is likely to be higher.

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