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About Karaidangi Village

Karaidangi is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 341 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaidangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaidangi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 111.5 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 341
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaidangi compares

By the 2011 count Karaidangi is the 79th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 111.5 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Karaidangi

Karaidangi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karaidangi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karaidangi from other places

Karaidangi lies about 7.6 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 14 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 Karaidangi
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 14 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemtabad 31 km

Villages closest to Karaidangi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hemtabad 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 Karaidangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaidangi village had a population of 692. That makes it the 79th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Karaidangi village has 341 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaidangi has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Karaidangi is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaidangi covers 111.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karaidangi falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karaidangi is Dalkhola, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karaidangi.

Karaidangi is about 7.6 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaidangi is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 7.6 km away. Dalkhola is about 14 km away. Kishanganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goalpara (under 2 km), Basudebpur (2.5 km) and Chainagar (3.7 km).

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

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