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About Karttikpur Village

Karttikpur is one of the larger villages in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,687, made up of 2,893 males and 2,794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karttikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karttikpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Lalgola
Pincode 742148
Area (hectares) 112.96 hectares
Population 5,687
Male Population 2,893
Female Population 2,794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karttikpur compares

By the 2011 count Karttikpur is the 19th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 112.96 hectares work out to about 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Karttikpur

Karttikpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karttikpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jumra Nayagram, Kaimegha, Kajla and Kaliagachhi. 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 Karttikpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Karttikpur village had a population of 5,687. That makes it the 19th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Karttikpur village has 2,893 males and 2,794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karttikpur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Karttikpur is 742148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karttikpur covers 112.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karttikpur falls under Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karttikpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Karttikpur.

Karttikpur is in Lalgola 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 Karttikpur today is likely to be higher.

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