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{{for|towns named Kora or Korha|Kora (disambiguation){{!}}Kora}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Katihar district|Katihar]]
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'''Korha''' is a town and [[tehsil]] (sub-district) in the [[Katihar district]], [[Bihar]] state, [[India]]. The name is sometimes spelled '''Kora'''.

According to the 2011 census, the Korha sub-district (census code 01143) 54527 households and 282813 inhabitants (including 61647 children aged 0–6), and a literacy rate of 50%.<ref name=censusoffic>"[http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/DDW_PCA1010_2011_MDDS%20with%20UI.xlsx Katihar]" Census of India website, accessed 2019-03-17.</ref>

The village of Korha proper (census code 224355) had 962 households and 4584 inhabitants (including 808 children aged 0–6), and its literacy rate was 69%.<ref name=censusoffic/>

==Geography==
Korha has an average elevation of {{convert|24|m}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Korha.html | title = Korha, India Page | accessdate = 2009-03-10 | last = | first = | work =Bihar | publisher = Falling Rain Genomics}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> It is located about 280 km west of [[Patna]], and 22 km northwest of [[Katihar]]. It is also 15 km north of the [[Ganges River]], just downstream of the mouth of the [[Kosi River]], and 81 km south of the border with [[Nepal]].

Korha is on [[National Highway 31 (India)|NH 31]], where it turns from east to north into the Barauni-Purnea Highway. The nearest commercial airport is in [[Darbhanga]] (153 km).

==History==
The history of Korha is largely tied to that of the city of Katihar, including its inclusion in the state of Bihar when the [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]] was split into the states of Bihar, [[Bengal]] and [[Odisha]].

The region around Korha was the main center of [[jute]] industry in Bihar which attracted workers from the [[Mithila (region)|Mithilanchal]], [[Magadh]], and [[Bhojpuri]] areas of Bihar, as well from Nepal and other regions, including many [[adivasi]]s from [[Jharkhand]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

In the partition of India, a majority of the [[Muslim]]s who lived in the area chose to remain, while many Hindus who came from [[Pakistan]] an [[Bangladesh]] settled at Korha. The Government of India provided the Hindu immigrants with land plots now known as Colonies No.1 and No.2, where they mixed with [[Bengali Hindus]] who were already in Korha.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

There are sizeable populations of [[Marwari people|Marwari]] and [[Sindhis|Sindhi]] in Korha, mostly engaged in trading.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

==Economy==
The major source of living is agriculture, including [[rice]], [[jute]], [[banana]]s, [[wheat]], [[pulse]]s, and [[Euryale ferox|makhana]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

==Education==
Schools in town include the Government High School, Korha, Katihar, Government inter college, Korha, Katihar and the Project Girls High School, Korha.

==Places of worship==
Korha has two [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temples, dedicated to [[Hanuman]] and [[Kali]], Durga Mandir.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
{{Purnia Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Katihar district]]

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