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About Karkaria Village

Karkaria is a small village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 90 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731233
Area (hectares) 291 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 90
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karkaria compares

By the 2011 count Karkaria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Karkaria

Karkaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karkaria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Karkaria from other places

Karkaria lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 7.1 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 Karkaria
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 7.1 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Karkaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat 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 Karkaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkaria village had a population of 183. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Karkaria village has 90 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkaria has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Karkaria is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkaria covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karkaria falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karkaria is Mallarpur, about 7.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karkaria.

Karkaria is about 13 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkaria is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 7.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 8.7 km away. Rampurhat II 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 Tarapur (1.7 km), Chandipur (1.7 km) and Sahapur (3.3 km).

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

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