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About Karola Village

Karola is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,127, made up of 2,120 males and 2,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743287, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743287
Area (hectares) 115.5 hectares
Population 4,127
Male Population 2,120
Female Population 2,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karola compares

By the 2011 count Karola is the 15th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 115.5 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Karola

Karola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karola 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhikra, Kahankia, Kaipukharia and Kalanchi. 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 Karola

As per the Census of India 2011, Karola village had a population of 4,127. That makes it the 15th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Karola village has 2,120 males and 2,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karola has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Karola is 743287. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karola covers 115.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karola falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karola notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Karola.

Karola is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Karola today is likely to be higher.

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