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About Karnapur Village

Karnapur is a small village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 184 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712122
Area (hectares) 100.84 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 184
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karnapur compares

By the 2011 count Karnapur is the 96th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 100.84 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Karnapur

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

Karnapur lies about 11 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kalyani Main, about 3.9 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 Karnapur
Nearest railway station Kalyani Main 3.9 km
Nearest town Kānchrāpāra 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 11 km
District headquarters Hugli 11 km

Villages closest to Karnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karnapur village had a population of 344. That makes it the 96th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Karnapur village has 184 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karnapur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Karnapur is 712122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karnapur covers 100.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karnapur falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karnapur is Kalyani Main, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karnapur.

Karnapur is about 11 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karnapur is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Kalyani Main is about 3.9 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 7.3 km away. Goghat II is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meherbanpur (under 2 km), Mamudpur (8.0 km) and Dwariapur (8.4 km).

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

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