Village · Ghat Kusumbha, Sheikhpura # Korawan Korawan is a village in Ghat Kusumbha sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code 811105. The 2011 Census counted 1,342 people in 221 households, the 14th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%. - 1,342 people (2011) - 221 households - 72.9% literacy - 811105 PIN code ## Korawan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Korawan is 811105. Korawan falls in Ghat Kusumbha sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - PIN code 811105 - Gram panchayat Gagour - Community development block Ghat Kusumbha - Census village code 244013 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Korawan from nearby towns? - Ghat Kusumbha (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ) 4 km by road - Sheikhpura (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Korawan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Korawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sheikhpura - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Sheikhpura - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ghat Kusumbha - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Korawan known for? The main crops are paddy. About 84% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Korawan Of every 100 households in Korawan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Korawan · ■ Ghat Kusumbha rural average - Electricity for lighting 3% 2% - Toilet within the home 45% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 54% 81% - Tap water 2% 1% - Drinking water within premises 37% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 53% 39% - Television 24% 6% - Mobile phone 53% 48% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 26% 40% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Korawan? ■ Korawan · ■ Ghat Kusumbha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.9% 60.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 929 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 913 931 - Working population 36.9% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 59.3% for women. 45% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 129 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 132 (27%) · ■ Other work 43 (9%) · ■ Marginal 191 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ghat Kusumbha - Baoghat 1,754 people - Alapur 1,630 people - Mahamadpur 1,553 people - Gadbadia 1,394 people - Oraia 1,235 people - Dariapur 1,168 people - Faridpur 865 people - Jagdispur 815 people All 24 villages in Ghat Kusumbha ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Korawan? 811105 - How far is Korawan from Sheikhpura? 4 km by road - What is the population of Korawan? 1,342 (Census 2011) - Which district is Korawan in? Sheikhpura district (Ghat Kusumbha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Korawan? 72.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ghat-kusumbha/korawan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.