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About Karttikdanga Village

Karttikdanga is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 326 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karttikdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karttikdanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731243
Area (hectares) 121.01 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 326
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Karttikdanga compares

By the 2011 count Karttikdanga is the 74th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 121.01 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Karttikdanga

Karttikdanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karttikdanga 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 Karttikdanga from other places

Karttikdanga lies about 7.8 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 5.9 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 Karttikdanga
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 7.8 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.8 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 10 km

Villages closest to Karttikdanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Karttikdanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Karttikdanga village had a population of 638. That makes it the 74th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Karttikdanga village has 326 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karttikdanga has about 957 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Karttikdanga is 731243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karttikdanga covers 121.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karttikdanga falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karttikdanga is Adalpahari, about 5.9 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 Karttikdanga.

Karttikdanga is about 7.8 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karttikdanga is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 5.9 km away. Nalhati I is about 7.8 km away. Birbhum is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santoshpur (under 2 km), Lakshminarayanpur (under 2 km) and Haridaspur (1.5 km).

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

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