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About Karakanali Village

Karakanali is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 655 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karakanali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakanali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722151
Area (hectares) 405.37 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 655
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karakanali compares

By the 2011 count Karakanali is the 23rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 405.37 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Karakanali

Karakanali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karakanali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalsuli, Kamala, Kaniabali and Kansachora. 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 Karakanali

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakanali village had a population of 1,307. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Karakanali village has 655 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakanali has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Karakanali is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karakanali covers 405.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karakanali falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karakanali.

Karakanali is in Simlapal 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 Karakanali today is likely to be higher.

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