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About Karipara Village

Karipara is a mid sized village in Alipurduar II tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 459 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karipara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karipara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Alipurduar II
Pincode 736206
Area (hectares) 104.83 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 459
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Karipara compares

By the 2011 count Karipara is the 71st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 104.83 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Karipara

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

Karipara lies about 1.5 km from Alipurduar II, and the nearest railway station is Jalpaiguri, 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 Karipara
Nearest railway station Jalpaiguri under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Alipurduar II 1.5 km
Nearest town Jalpāiguri 1.5 km

Villages closest to Karipara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karipara village had a population of 861. That makes it the 71st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Karipara village has 459 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karipara has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Karipara is 736206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karipara covers 104.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karipara falls under Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karipara is Jalpaiguri, about under 2 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 Karipara.

Karipara is about 1.5 km from Alipurduar II in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karipara is in Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Jalpaiguri is about under 2 km away. Alipurduar II is about 1.5 km away. Jalpāiguri is about 1.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbba Majherdabri Tea Garden (11 km), Dakshin Dhalkar (17 km) and Dakshin Panialguri (21 km).

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

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