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About Karamji Village

Karamji is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,503, made up of 1,277 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karamji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karamji village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 159.49 hectares
Population 2,503
Male Population 1,277
Female Population 1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Karamji compares

By the 2011 count Karamji is the 32nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 159.49 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Karamji

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

How far is Karamji from other places

Karamji lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 4.4 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 Karamji
Nearest railway station Takipur 4.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Karamji

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Karamji

As per the Census of India 2011, Karamji village had a population of 2,503. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Karamji village has 1,277 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karamji has about 960 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Karamji is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karamji covers 159.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karamji falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karamji is Takipur, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Karamji.

Karamji is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karamji is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 4.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Murarai II is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kushmor (under 2 km), Bhadishta (2.0 km) and Kalikapur (2.1 km).

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

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