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About Karia Village

Karia is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 215 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 28.7 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 215
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karia compares

By the 2011 count Karia is the 138th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 28.7 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Karia

Karia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karia as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Kamar Bandi, Kanpur, Kantashala and Kanya Duba. 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 Karia

As per the Census of India 2011, Karia village had a population of 419. That makes it the 138th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Karia village has 215 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karia has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Karia is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karia covers 28.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karia falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Karia is in Jhargram 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 Karia today is likely to be higher.

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