Korta observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
Korta is a village in Danda mandal, Garhwa district, Jharkhand, with a population of 2,203 across 474 households. The village has a literacy rate of 47.7% and is located at coordinates 24.257°N, 84.051°E with PIN code 822124.
By population, Korta ranks #4 of 7 villages in Danda mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Korta is a village of 2,203 people in 474 households (Census 2011) in Danda block, Garhwa district, Jharkhand, the 4th-largest of 7 villages in Danda block. Literacy is 48%, about the same as the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. It lies 121 km from the Garhwa district centre, 27 km from Okhargara, the nearest town, 12 km from Rajhura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 822124, served by Rehala post office; the LGD village code is 347824. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. M. K. Pathak, 13 km away. The sarpanch is rupa devi. The population is estimated at 2,597 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Danda →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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