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About Karkai Village

Karkai is a large village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,113, made up of 1,610 males and 1,503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 221.77 hectares
Population 3,113
Male Population 1,610
Female Population 1,503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkai compares

By the 2011 count Karkai is the 13th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 221.77 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Karkai

Karkai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkai as Available within <5 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 Jonkha, Kalika Kundu, Kalikadihi and Kalukhanra. 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 Karkai

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkai village had a population of 3,113. That makes it the 13th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Karkai village has 1,610 males and 1,503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkai has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Karkai is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkai covers 221.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkai falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karkai.

Karkai is in Pingla 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 Karkai today is likely to be higher.

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