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About Karpurganj Village

Karpurganj is a small village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 169 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karpurganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karpurganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 169
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
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 Karpurganj compares

By the 2011 count Karpurganj is the 97th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 937.

Getting to Karpurganj

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

Karpurganj lies about 34 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 12 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 Karpurganj
Nearest railway station Milangarh 12 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 34 km
District headquarters Maldah 34 km

Villages closest to Karpurganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karpurganj village had a population of 313. That makes it the 97th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Karpurganj village has 169 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karpurganj has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Karpurganj is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karpurganj covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karpurganj falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karpurganj is Milangarh, about 12 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 Karpurganj.

Karpurganj is about 34 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karpurganj is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mabarakpur (under 2 km), Darakandi (under 2 km) and Tengriapara (under 2 km).

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

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