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About Karimpur Village

Karimpur is a mid sized village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 386 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karimpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731103
Area (hectares) 88.26 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 386
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karimpur compares

By the 2011 count Karimpur is the 43rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 88.26 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Karimpur

Karimpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karimpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karimpur from other places

Karimpur lies about 9.4 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about under 2 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 Karimpur
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 9.4 km
District headquarters Birbhum 9.4 km

Villages closest to Karimpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karimpur village had a population of 765. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Karimpur village has 386 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karimpur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Karimpur is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karimpur covers 88.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karimpur falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karimpur is Nalhati Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karimpur.

Karimpur is about 9.4 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karimpur is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhati Junction is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 1.5 km away. Suri I is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amrapalan (5.2 km), Pathar Chapri (5.3 km) and Pathra (5.3 km).

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

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