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About Karulia Village

Karulia is a mid sized village in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 929 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat II
Pincode 743445
Area (hectares) 158.43 hectares
Population 1,831
Male Population 929
Female Population 902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karulia compares

By the 2011 count Karulia is the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 158.43 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Karulia

Karulia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karulia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karulia from other places

Karulia lies about 16 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kankra Mirzanagar, about 2.1 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 Karulia
Nearest railway station Kankra Mirzanagar 2.1 km
Nearest town Badūria 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat II 16 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Karulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karulia village had a population of 1,831. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Karulia village has 929 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karulia has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Karulia is 743445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karulia covers 158.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karulia falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karulia is Kankra Mirzanagar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Karulia.

Karulia is about 16 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karulia is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kankra Mirzanagar is about 2.1 km away. Badūria is about 9.6 km away. Basirhat II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzanagar (1.7 km), Kankra (2.2 km) and Gobila (2.8 km).

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

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