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About Karaibari Village

Karaibari is a mid sized village in Matigara tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,183, made up of 606 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaibari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaibari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Matigara
Pincode 734003
Area (hectares) 158.64 hectares
Population 1,183
Male Population 606
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Karaibari compares

By the 2011 count Karaibari is the 33rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 158.64 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Karaibari

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

Karaibari lies about 54 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Adhikari, about 3.1 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 Karaibari
Nearest railway station Adhikari 3.1 km
Nearest town Naksalbāri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Matigara 26 km
District headquarters Darjiling 54 km

Villages closest to Karaibari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaibari village had a population of 1,183. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Karaibari village has 606 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaibari has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Karaibari is 734003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaibari covers 158.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karaibari falls under Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karaibari is Adhikari, about 3.1 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 Karaibari.

Karaibari is about 54 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaibari is in Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district. Adhikari is about 3.1 km away. Naksalbāri is about 14 km away. Matigara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalabari (14 km), Purba Karai Barir Chhat (15 km) and Bara Adalpur Dwitiya Khanda (16 km).

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

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