Korba

This page provides an overview of Korba: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

5,586,910
Population
1,300,510
Households
972
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
61.17%
Approx. literacy

Korba has an aggregated population of 5,586,910. Approximately 43.2% live in rural areas (2,413,280) and 15.98% live in urban areas (892,580).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 2,413,280 3
Kartala 437,388 125
Katghora 707,622 113
Korba 871,547 137
Pali 590,724 144
Poundi-Uproda 566,349 215

Population summary

Korba has a population of 5,586,910 (2,833,084 males and 2,753,826 females). The sex ratio is about 972 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population5,586,910
Male2,833,084
Female2,753,826
Rural population2,413,280 (43.2%)
Urban population892,580 (15.98%)
Households1,300,510

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 61.17%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates3,417,786
Total illiterates2,169,124

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 566,559 (10.14%). ST: 2,408,365 (43.11%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC566,55910.14%
ST2,408,36543.11%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 803,506 (14.38%). Workers: 2,459,393 (44.02%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)803,50614.38%
Total workers2,459,39344.02%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Korba 1,206,640
Korba 760,350
Korba 446,290
Korba 369,257
Katghora 304,058
Korba 236,224
Katghora 204,552
Pali 198,746
Pali 193,232
Poundi-Uproda 188,783