# Koranda Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Koranda

Koranda is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,772 people in 372 households**, the 36th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,772people (2011)
- 372households
- 67.1%literacy
- 816females per 1,000 males

## Koranda PIN code and other codes

Koranda falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhulni
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239802

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

## How far is Koranda from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)36 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 Koranda?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Koranda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahkund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Koranda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 40% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Koranda

Of every 100 households in Koranda in 2011, 31 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Koranda · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**76%

Tap water ****53%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****47%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**29%

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 Koranda?

■ Koranda · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**927

Working population ****49.7%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 52.3% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 435 (49%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (7%) · **■** Marginal 355 (40%)

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 Shahkund

- Kishunpur1,970 people
- Purani Kherhi1,942 people
- Gurgawan1,791 people
- Rajanpur1,776 people
- Rampurdih1,712 people
- Saidpur1,696 people
- Chandpur1,671 people
- Manik Pur Buzurg1,661 people

[All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Koranda from Bhagalpur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Koranda?1,772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koranda in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Koranda?67.1% (Census 2011)