# Korga Village, Kamrau, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kamrau, Sirmaur 

# Korga

Korga is a village in Kamrau sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173022**. The 2011 Census counted **825 people in 136 households**, the 17th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 825people (2011)
- 136households
- 59.0%literacy
- 173022PIN code

## Korga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Korga is 173022.** Korga falls in Kamrau sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173022
- Community development blockPaonta Sahib
- Census village code023397

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

## How far is Korga from nearby towns?

- Kamrau (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)85 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town)40 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 Korga?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Korga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Ponta Sahib
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ponta Sahib
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Korga known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 15% of the 630 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Korga

Of every 100 households in Korga in 2011, 87 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Korga · ■ Kamrau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**62%

Tap water ****75%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****52%**

**74%

Television ****27%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**22%

Own their home ****85%**

**90%

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 Korga?

■ Korga · ■ Kamrau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**921

Working population ****78.7%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 47.1% for women. 79% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 128 (20%) · **■** Other work 55 (8%) · **■** Marginal 466 (72%)

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 Kamrau

- Thountha Jakhal991 people
- Mashu985 people
- Jamna844 people
- Shaoga832 people
- Kunair Dhamaun821 people
- Chauki Mirgwal642 people
- Rangwa Pabhar640 people
- Shamahn Pamta623 people

[All 45 villages in Kamrau](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/kamrau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korga?173022
- How far is Korga from Nahan?85 km by road
- What is the population of Korga?825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korga in?Sirmaur district (Kamrau sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Korga?59.0% (Census 2011)