Korba District, Chhattisgarh

Korba is an administrative district in Chhattisgarh, India. The district is located about 195 km from Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. Its administrative headquarters is in Korba. Hindi and Chhattisgarhi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 6,598 km², including 6,321.50 km² of rural area and 276.50 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Korba District

Korba District is divided into 12 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 786 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Ajgarbahar37
2Barpali85
3Bhaisma67
4Darri48
5Dipka58
6Hardibazar48
7Kartala37661.63
8Katghora51570.92
9Korba471,996.43
10Pali941,293.70
11Pasan82
12Poundi-Uproda1322,075.32

Population of Korba District

According to the 2011 Census, Korba District had a population of 12,06,640 people living in 2,80,073 households. The population comprised 6,12,915 males and 5,93,725 females, with an average population density of 183 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population12,06,6407,60,3504,46,290
Male Population6,12,9153,81,4242,31,491
Female Population5,93,7253,78,9262,14,799
Total Households2,80,0731,80,21899,855
Population Density183 / km²120 / km²1,614 / km²

Korba District had 7,48,759 literate people and 1,72,016 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 1,24,679 and 4,93,559 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,72,0161,15,44256,574
Literate Population7,48,7594,22,7503,26,009
Illiterate Population4,57,8813,37,6001,20,281
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1,24,67967,84356,836
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population4,93,5594,34,12959,430

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.