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About Karaia Village

Karaia is a large village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,974, made up of 2,030 males and 1,944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742237
Area (hectares) 257.94 hectares
Population 3,974
Male Population 2,030
Female Population 1,944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karaia compares

By the 2011 count Karaia is the 16th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 257.94 hectares work out to about 15 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 949.

Getting to Karaia

Karaia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karaia 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kaliadanga, Kamarpara, Kanchia Bishnudanga and Kanidighi. 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 Karaia

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaia village had a population of 3,974. That makes it the 16th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Karaia village has 2,030 males and 1,944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaia has about 958 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Karaia is 742237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaia covers 257.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karaia falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

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

Karaia is in Sagardighi 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 Karaia today is likely to be higher.

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