# Korai Village, Garhpura, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhpura, Begusarai 

# Korai

Korai is a village in Garhpura sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,183 people in 1,154 households**, the 7th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 5,183people (2011)
- 1,154households
- 62.2%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Korai PIN code and other codes

Korai falls in Garhpura sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKorai
- Community development blockGarhpura
- Census village code237484

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

## How far is Korai from nearby towns?

- Garhpura (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)35 km by road
- Begusarai (nearest town)35 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 Korai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Korai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Korai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 347 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 Korai

Of every 100 households in Korai in 2011, 2 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Korai · ■ Garhpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Korai?

■ Korai · ■ Garhpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**901

Working population ****39.3%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 54.8% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 434 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 756 (37%) · **■** Household industry 58 (3%) · **■** Other work 342 (17%) · **■** Marginal 449 (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 Garhpura

- Sonwan10,234 people
- Malipur6,329 people
- Rajaur6,075 people
- Kuriawan5,230 people
- Sujanpur5,068 people
- Sakra4,416 people
- Musepur4,191 people
- Dunahi3,886 people

[All 36 villages in Garhpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/garhpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Korai from Begusarai?35 km by road
- What is the population of Korai?5,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korai in?Begusarai district (Garhpura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Korai?62.2% (Census 2011)