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About Karcha Village

Karcha is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 795 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.91 hectares hectares.

Karcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karcha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Area (hectares) 354.91 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 795
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karcha compares

By the 2011 count Karcha is the 43rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 354.91 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Karcha

Karcha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karcha as Available within village. 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 Jhupra, Kalakata, Kalapathar and Kanchanpur. 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 Karcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Karcha village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Karcha village has 795 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karcha has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Karcha covers 354.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karcha falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karcha.

Karcha is in Purulia II 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 Karcha today is likely to be higher.

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