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About Karakuchi Village

Karakuchi is a mid sized village in Sarthebari tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,322, made up of 690 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.59 hectares hectares.

Karakuchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakuchi village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Sarthebari
Area (hectares) 199.59 hectares
Population 1,322
Male Population 690
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karakuchi compares

By the 2011 count Karakuchi is the 61st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 199.59 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Karakuchi

Karakuchi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karakuchi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karakuchi from other places

Karakuchi lies about 47 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Nalbari, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karakuchi
Nearest town Nalbāri 11 km
Nearest railway station Nalbari 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarthebari 26 km
District headquarters Barpeta 47 km

Villages closest to Karakuchi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarthebari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karakuchi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakuchi village had a population of 1,322. That makes it the 61st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Karakuchi village has 690 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakuchi has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Karakuchi covers 199.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karakuchi falls under Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Karakuchi is Nalbari, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karakuchi.

Karakuchi is about 47 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karakuchi is in Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district. Nalbāri is about 11 km away. Nalbari is about 12 km away. Sarthebari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kayakuchi Gaon (7.6 km), Kayakuchi Pam (7.6 km) and Kayakuchi Pathar (7.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karakuchi today is likely to be higher.

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