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About Karandi Village

Karandi is a small village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 169 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 84.3 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 169
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karandi compares

By the 2011 count Karandi is the 71st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 84.3 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Karandi

Karandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hingudi, Ichhar, Jaypur and Jemuadi. 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 Karandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karandi village had a population of 322. That makes it the 71st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Karandi village has 169 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karandi has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Karandi is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karandi covers 84.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karandi falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karandi 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 - 10 km distance for Karandi.

Karandi is in Raghunathpur 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 Karandi today is likely to be higher.

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