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About Karea Village

Karea is a mid sized village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 654 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karea village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742301
Area (hectares) 139.46 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 654
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karea compares

By the 2011 count Karea is the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 139.46 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Karea

Karea is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karea as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Jajan, Jakhani, Kamalakantapur and Kanchangaria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karea

As per the Census of India 2011, Karea village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Karea village has 654 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karea has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Karea is 742301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karea covers 139.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karea falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karea notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karea.

Karea is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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