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About Karea Village

Karea is a large village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,349, made up of 1,210 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karea village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 519.57 hectares
Population 2,349
Male Population 1,210
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karea compares

By the 2011 count Karea is the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 519.57 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Karea

Karea is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karea 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kadda, Kaferpur, Kakunia and Kalikapur. 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 Karea

As per the Census of India 2011, Karea village had a population of 2,349. That makes it the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Karea village has 1,210 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karea has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Karea is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karea covers 519.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karea falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karea notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Karea.

Karea is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum 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 Karea today is likely to be higher.

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