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About Karkari Village

Karkari is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 361 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 107.27 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 361
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Karkari compares

By the 2011 count Karkari is the 102nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 107.27 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Karkari

Karkari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karkari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karkari from other places

Karkari lies about 62 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karkari
Nearest railway station Chinpai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 13 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 62 km

Villages closest to Karkari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dubrajpur tehsil.

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 Karkari

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkari village had a population of 667. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Karkari village has 361 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkari has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Karkari is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkari covers 107.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkari falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karkari is Chinpai, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Karkari.

Karkari is about 62 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkari is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 12 km away. Dubrajpur is about 13 km away. Dubrājpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsa (under 2 km), Khosnagar (under 2 km) and Belahari (under 2 km).

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

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