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About Karihensa Village

Karihensa is a small village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 219 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karihensa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karihensa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 82.96 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 219
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karihensa compares

By the 2011 count Karihensa is the 86th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 82.96 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Karihensa

Karihensa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karihensa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalha, Kalijharna, Kalimati and Kamarjara. 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 Karihensa

As per the Census of India 2011, Karihensa village had a population of 433. That makes it the 86th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Karihensa village has 219 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karihensa has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Karihensa is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karihensa covers 82.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Karihensa 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 village for Karihensa.

Karihensa 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 Karihensa today is likely to be higher.

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