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- LGD code
- 244851
- Pincode
- 801301
- Post office
- Ekangersarai
- Population
- 929
- Households
- 139
- Literacy rate
- 44%
- Sex ratio
- 931 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 335
Census 2011 · in context
How Korthu compares
By population, Korthu ranks #64 of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.0%
−13.2% vs mandal average
- Korthu
- 44.0%
- Ekangarsarai mandal
- 57.2%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
931
+15 vs mandal average
- Korthu
- 931
- Ekangarsarai mandal
- 916
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Korthu
- 6.7
- Ekangarsarai mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Korthu at a glance
Korthu is a village of 929 people in 139 households (Census 2011) in Ekangarsarai block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 64th-largest of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai block. Literacy is 44%, 13 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 931 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801301, served by Ekangersarai post office; the LGD village code is 244851. The village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 1,095 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Keshopur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korthu · this village | 929 | 44% | — |
| Keshopur · Ekangarsarai | 2,221 | 58% | — |
| Mozafrabad · Ekangarsarai | 2,205 | 56% | — |
| Kaila Bigha · Ekangarsarai | 1,751 | 63% | — |
| Mansinghpur · Ekangarsarai | 1,219 | 37% | — |
| Bala Bigha · Ekangarsarai | 1,173 | 60% | — |
| Mirzapur · Ekangarsarai | 976 | 21% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Korthu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Keshopur
- Total area (ha)
- 73
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 70.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Korthu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Korthu
- LGD code
- 244851
- Pincode
- 801301
- Post office
- Ekangersarai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 929
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,095
- Households
- 139
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 931
- Literacy rate
- 44.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Block / Mandal
- Ekangarsarai
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 801301
- OpEkangarsarai mandal8,331 pop
- Ekangar DihEkangarsarai mandal7,100 pop
- Bazidpur KhirautiParbalpur mandal6,533 pop
- DhurgaonEkangarsarai mandal6,072 pop
- AungariEkangarsarai mandal5,261 pop
- RanipurIslampur mandal5,060 pop
- JamuawanEkangarsarai mandal3,974 pop
- KosiawanEkangarsarai mandal3,903 pop
- DhanharEkangarsarai mandal3,824 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Korthu
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)