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About Karimpur Village

Karimpur is a mid sized village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 357 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karimpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 700104
Area (hectares) 82.56 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 357
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karimpur compares

By the 2011 count Karimpur is the 78th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 82.56 hectares work out to about 8.5 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 951.

Getting to Karimpur

Karimpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karimpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karimpur from other places

Karimpur lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 3.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karimpur
Nearest railway station Joka 3.7 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Karimpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur I tehsil.

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 Karimpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Karimpur village had a population of 701. That makes it the 78th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Karimpur village has 357 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karimpur has about 964 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Karimpur is 700104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karimpur covers 82.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karimpur falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karimpur is Joka, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karimpur.

Karimpur is about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karimpur is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 3.7 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 11 km away. Bishnupur I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rammakhaler Chak (under 2 km), Kulerdari (under 2 km) and Karimpur Kismat (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karimpur today is likely to be higher.

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