# Korahra Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Korahra

Korahra is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **419 people in 64 households**, the 66th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 419people (2011)
- 64households
- 77.6%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Korahra PIN code and other codes

Korahra falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatCherki
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256294

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

## How far is Korahra from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)12 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 Korahra?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Korahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ghap Chiraia
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Korahra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Korahra

Of every 100 households in Korahra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Korahra · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**42%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Korahra?

■ Korahra · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**997

Working population ****77.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 71.6% for women. 81% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 315 (97%)

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 Sherghati

- Beldih580 people
- Udhan Bigha532 people
- Harna515 people
- Palhat Khurd486 people
- Phitki Chak419 people
- Ghaghri414 people
- Jhawai Chak394 people
- Lohara387 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Korahra from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Korahra?419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korahra in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Korahra?77.6% (Census 2011)