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About Karra Village

Karra is a mid sized village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 995, made up of 504 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722144, 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 Onda
Pincode 722144
Area (hectares) 227.16 hectares
Population 995
Male Population 504
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karra compares

By the 2011 count Karra is the 81st largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 227.16 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

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 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kamalpur, Kamar Kata, Kanaijuri and Kanaipur. 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 995. That makes it the 81st largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Karra village has 504 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karra has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Karra is 722144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karra covers 227.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Karra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karra.

Karra is in Onda 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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