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About Karru Village

Karru is a large village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,588, made up of 1,332 males and 1,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karru village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 515.98 hectares
Population 2,588
Male Population 1,332
Female Population 1,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karru compares

By the 2011 count Karru is the 11th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 515.98 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Karru

Karru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karru 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalijharna, Kalimati, Kamarjara and Kanrda. 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 Karru

As per the Census of India 2011, Karru village had a population of 2,588. That makes it the 11th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Karru village has 1,332 males and 1,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karru has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Karru is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karru covers 515.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karru falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Karru.

Karru is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya 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 Karru today is likely to be higher.

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