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About Karru Village

Karru is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 361 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, 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 Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 355.66 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 361
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karru compares

By the 2011 count Karru is the 47th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 355.66 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Karru

Karru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karru as Available within 10+ 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 Kadaya, Kaera, Kantagora and Kapatdanga. 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 706. That makes it the 47th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Karru village has 361 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karru has about 956 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Karru is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karru covers 355.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Karru 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 village for Karru.

Karru is in Bundwan 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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