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About Karanda Village

Karanda is a mid sized village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 303 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 58.67 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 303
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanda compares

By the 2011 count Karanda is the 160th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 58.67 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Karanda

Karanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kankra Mohanpur, Kankra Shibram, Kantapal Pratap Chak and Kantha Gerya. 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 Karanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanda village had a population of 579. That makes it the 160th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Karanda village has 303 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanda has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Karanda is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanda covers 58.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanda falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karanda.

Karanda is in Debra 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 Karanda today is likely to be higher.

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