# Korhia Village, Chanan, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanan, Banka 

# Korhia

Korhia is a village in Chanan sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,976 people in 349 households**, the 12th largest of 269 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.8%.

- 1,976people (2011)
- 349households
- 39.9%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Korhia PIN code and other codes

Korhia falls in Chanan sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKorhia
- Community development blockChanan
- Census village code241927

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Korhia from nearby towns?

- Chanan (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)55 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Korhia?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Korhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Korhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Korhia

Of every 100 households in Korhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Korhia · ■ Chanan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Korhia?

■ Korhia · ■ Chanan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.9%**

**46.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**967

Working population ****34.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 27.2% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (33%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (15%) · **■** Marginal 147 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chanan

- Tola Barkera2,446 people
- Gauri Pur2,363 people
- Tola Bora2,209 people
- Tola Chutrahan2,018 people
- Tola Bhadaria1,895 people
- Alkosia1,890 people
- Tola Tona Pathar1,668 people
- Tola Tahkwani1,610 people

[All 333 villages in Chanan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Korhia from Banka?55 km by road
- What is the population of Korhia?1,976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korhia in?Banka district (Chanan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Korhia?39.9% (Census 2011)