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About Karkata Village

Karkata is a small village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 214 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 135.13 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 214
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkata compares

By the 2011 count Karkata is the 102nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 135.13 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Karkata

Karkata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karkata as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhupulia, Kalakundi, Kalla and Kamalhir. 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 Karkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkata village had a population of 397. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Karkata village has 214 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkata has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Karkata is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkata covers 135.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkata falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karkata notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Karkata.

Karkata is in Saltora 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 Karkata today is likely to be higher.

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