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About Karandi Village

Karandi is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,910, made up of 973 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723216
Area (hectares) 345.2 hectares
Population 1,910
Male Population 973
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karandi compares

By the 2011 count Karandi is the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 345.2 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Karandi

Karandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karandi as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karandi from other places

Karandi lies about 40 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Jhalda, about 3.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karandi
Nearest railway station Jhalda 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsha 21 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 38 km
District headquarters Puruliya 40 km

Villages closest to Karandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arsha tehsil.

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 Karandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karandi village had a population of 1,910. That makes it the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Karandi village has 973 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karandi has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Karandi is 723216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karandi covers 345.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karandi falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karandi is Jhalda, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Karandi.

Karandi is about 40 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karandi is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Jhalda is about 3.1 km away. Arsha is about 21 km away. Balarāmpur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishanpur (2.4 km), Jhalda (2.7 km) and Burahatu Alias Kashidih (4.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karandi today is likely to be higher.

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