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About Karhia Village

Karhia is a large village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,401, made up of 1,219 males and 1,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721435
Area (hectares) 344.9 hectares
Population 2,401
Male Population 1,219
Female Population 1,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Karhia compares

By the 2011 count Karhia is the 13th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 344.9 hectares work out to about 7.0 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 953.

Getting to Karhia

Karhia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karhia 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 Japhala, Joti Bar, Junia and Kachra. 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 Karhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhia village had a population of 2,401. That makes it the 13th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Karhia village has 1,219 males and 1,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhia has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Karhia is 721435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhia covers 344.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karhia falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karhia 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 Karhia.

Karhia is in Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Karhia today is likely to be higher.

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