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About Karra Village

Karra is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 142 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 96.32 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 142
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karra compares

By the 2011 count Karra is the 123rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 96.32 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Karra

Karra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kandnasol, Kankata, Kankradara and Kapaskhera. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karra

As per the Census of India 2011, Karra village had a population of 270. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Karra village has 142 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karra has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Karra is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karra covers 96.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karra falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karra.

Karra is in Khatra tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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