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About Karkara Village

Karkara is a large village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,885, made up of 1,988 males and 1,897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 345.49 hectares
Population 3,885
Male Population 1,988
Female Population 1,897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkara compares

By the 2011 count Karkara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 345.49 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Karkara

Karkara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkara 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 Jorre, Kalikapur, Kalyanpur and Kamukhap. 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 Karkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkara village had a population of 3,885. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Karkara village has 1,988 males and 1,897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkara has about 954 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 941.

The pincode recorded for Karkara is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkara covers 345.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkara falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karkara 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 Karkara.

Karkara is in Jaipur 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 Karkara today is likely to be higher.

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