Koriya is a district in Chhattisgarh State of India. It has a total of 5 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 6,604 sq km. There are 8 towns and 636 villages in this district.
As per census Koriya has a population of 658,917 in 2011 out of which 334,737 are male and 324,180 are female. Population of Koriya in 2020/2021 is 728,732(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 397,823 out of 229,923 are male and 167,900 are female. People living in Koriya depend on multiple skills, total workers are 307,071 out of which men are 185,483 and women are 121,588. Total 70,245 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 50,779 are cultivated by men and 19,466 are women. 27,213 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 16,196 and 11,017 are women. Koriya sex ratio is 968 females per 1000 of males. Next Koriya Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 6,604 sq km., 214 sq km is urban and 6390 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 731,398 in the district, 205,299 are in urban area and 453,618 are in rural area. 45,081 households are in urban, 108,193 are in rural area. 148,667 literate people are in urban, 249,156 are in rural area.
Geography of Koriya
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatpur | 88,750 | 44,528 | 44,222 | 23,227 |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | 130,998 | 66,155 | 64,843 | 32,144 |
| SONHAT | 48,474 | 24,549 | 23,925 | 11,223 |
| MANENDRAGARH | 85,508 | 43,184 | 42,324 | 19,794 |
| Khadganva | 104,440 | 52,307 | 52,133 | 22,872 |