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Korba Population 2024

Korba city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Korba Metropolitan Region. The Korba city is located in Chhattisgarh state of India.


The current estimate population of Korba city in 2024 is 515,000 , while Korba metro population is estimated at 517,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Korba city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Korba city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Korba city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Korba in 2011 is 363,390. Although Korba city has population of 363,390; its urban / metropolitan population is 365,253.

Korba Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Korba city are 264,297 of which 149,181 are males while 115,116 are females. Average literacy rate of Korba city is 83.38 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.49 and 75.68 percent. The sex ratio of Korba city is 925 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 937 per 1000 boys.

Korba Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Korba city numbers 42,530 in which population of 188,244 resides. This is around 51.80% of total population of Korba city.

Korba Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Korba city with 90.75 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Korba with approximately 4.93 % following it. In Korba city, Christinity is followed by 2.99 %, Jainism by 0.18 %, Sikhism by 0.80 % and Buddhism by 0.18 %. Around 0.06 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.11 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 90.75 % 331,481
Muslims 4.93 % 18,024
Christian 2.99 % 10,914
Sikh 0.80 % 2,909
Buddhist 0.18 % 661
Jain 0.18 % 648
Others 0.06 % 213
Not Stated 0.11 % 403

Korba Future Population 2021-2031

Korba City Metropolitan
2011 363,390 365,253
2021 472,000 474,000
2022 486,000 488,000
2023 500,000 502,000
2024 515,000 517,000
2025 530,000 532,000
2026 545,000 547,000
2027 561,000 563,000
2028 577,000 579,000
2029 594,000 596,000
2030 611,000 613,000
2031 629,000 631,000
Korba City 2011 Total Male Female
City + Out Growths 365,253 189,772 175,481
City Population 363,390 188,818 174,572
Literates 264,297 149,181 115,116
Children (0-6) 46,430 23,965 22,465
Average Literacy (%) 83.38 % 90.49 % 75.68 %
Sexratio 925
Child Sexratio 937

Korba Metropolitan Region

Korba city comes under Korba Metropolitan area.
Korba Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 365,253 189,772 175,481
Literates 265,936 150,029 115,907
Children (0-6) 46,604 24,052 22,552
Average Literacy (%) 83.46 % 90.53 % 75.79 %
Sexratio 925
Child Sexratio 938
Korba Metropolitan Areas
Dondro, and Korba