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About Kariat Village

Kariat is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,314, made up of 1,131 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733211
Area (hectares) 295.42 hectares
Population 2,314
Male Population 1,131
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 Kariat compares

By the 2011 count Kariat is the 37th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 295.42 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kariat

Kariat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kariat 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 Kariat from other places

Kariat lies about 11 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 10 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 Kariat
Nearest railway station Tauheed 10 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 11 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 11 km

Villages closest to Kariat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Kariat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariat village had a population of 2,314. That makes it the 37th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Kariat village has 1,131 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariat has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kariat is 733211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariat covers 295.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kariat falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kariat is Tauheed, about 10 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 Kariat.

Kariat is about 11 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariat is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Tauheed is about 10 km away. Kishanganj is about 11 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majra (under 2 km), Baligora (2.0 km) and Dhakania (2.3 km).

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

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