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About Karoan Village

Karoan is a small village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 261 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karoan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karoan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722122
Area (hectares) 136.12 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 261
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Karoan compares

By the 2011 count Karoan is the 92nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 136.12 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 975.

Getting to Karoan

Karoan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karoan 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 Joykrishnapur, Joyrampur, Kadamdiha and Kakila. 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 Karoan

As per the Census of India 2011, Karoan village had a population of 496. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Karoan village has 261 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karoan has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Karoan is 722122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karoan covers 136.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karoan falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karoan 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 Karoan.

Karoan is in Vishnupur 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 Karoan today is likely to be higher.

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