Korba District

Chhattisgarh

Korba district is one of the districts of Chhattisgarh. Its administrative headquarters is at Korba. It covers 6,598 sq km and had a population of 12,06,640 at the 2011 census, a density of 183 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Korba
Area
6,598 sq km
Population
12.07 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
183 /km²
Literacy Rate
72.37%
Sex Ratio
969
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Korba District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Korba district.

Total Population
12.07 Lakh
Male Population
6.13 Lakh
Female Population
5.94 Lakh
Rural Population
7.61 Lakh
Urban Population
4.45 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.24 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
4.91 Lakh
Literacy Rate
72.37%
Population Density
183 /km²
Sex Ratio
969
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 82.04%Female literacy 62.43%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Korba district.

12
Tehsils
5
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
390
Gram Panchayats
720
Villages
Headquarters
Korba
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
22.35° N, 82.68° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Korba

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Assembly Constituencies Covering Korba

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Rampur
No. 20 · Korba
PR
Phoolsingh Rathiya
Indian National Congress
MLA
Korba
No. 21 · Korba
LD
Lakhan Lal Dewangan
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Katghora
No. 22 · Korba
PP
Premchand Patel
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Pali-Tanakhar
No. 23 · Korba
TM
Tuleshwar Hira Singh Markam
Gondvana Gantantra Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Korba

(5)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Korba district.

  • Jyotsna Charandas Mahant
    Jyotsna Charandas Mahant
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Korba · No. 4
  • PR
    Phoolsingh Rathiya
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Rampur · No. 20
  • LD
    Lakhan Lal Dewangan
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Korba · No. 21
  • PP
    Premchand Patel
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Katghora · No. 22
  • TM
    Tuleshwar Hira Singh Markam
    Gondvana Gantantra Party
    MLA
    Pali-Tanakhar · No. 23

Election History

Lok Sabha

Korba · No. 4

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCJyotsna Charandas Mahant
    Votes 5,70,182Vote share 46.55%Margin 43,283
    1. 1. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant · INC5,70,182 (46.55%)
    2. 2. Saroj Pandey · BJP5,26,899 (43.02%)
    3. 3. Shyam Singh Markam · Gondvana Gantantra Party48,210 (3.94%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCJyotsna Charandas Mahant
    Votes 5,23,410Vote share 46.34%Margin 26,349
    1. 1. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant · INC5,23,410 (46.34%)
    2. 2. Jyoti Nand Dubey · BJP4,97,061 (44.01%)
    3. 3. Hira Singh Markam · Gondvana Gantantra Party51,830 (4.59%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPBanshilal Mahto
    Votes 4,38,028Vote share 43.7%Margin 4,265
    1. 1. Banshilal Mahto · BJP4,38,028 (43.7%)
    2. 2. Charandas Mahant · INC4,33,763 (43.27%)
    3. 3. Hira Singh Markam · Gondvana Gantantra Party52,750 (5.26%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Chhattisgarh
State
Korba
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 4
4 Assembly
No. 20, 21, 22, 23

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Korba District at a Glance

State
Chhattisgarh
Headquarters
Korba
Area
6,598 sq km
Population
12.07 Lakh
Population density
183 per km²
Sex ratio
969 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
72.37%
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Tehsils
12
Blocks
5
Gram panchayats
390
Villages
720
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
4
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Chhattisgarh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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