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About Karkachia Village

Karkachia is a small village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 254 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721457, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkachia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkachia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 721457
Area (hectares) 91.86 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 254
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Karkachia compares

By the 2011 count Karkachia is the 73rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 91.86 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Karkachia

Karkachia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karkachia 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 Ichhanagari, Jamua, Jarisai and Jhatia. 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 Karkachia

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkachia village had a population of 493. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Karkachia village has 254 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkachia has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Karkachia is 721457. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkachia covers 91.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkachia falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karkachia 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 Karkachia.

Karkachia is in Mohanpur 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 Karkachia today is likely to be higher.

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