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Karea

Nanoor mandal
Pincode 731302
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Karea is a village in Nanoor mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,349 across 629 households. The village has a literacy rate of 64.3% and is located at coordinates 23.632°N, 87.895°E, with postal code 731302.

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RINKU SAHA
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LGD code
317645
Pincode
731302
Post office
Kirnahar
Population
2,349
Households
629
Literacy rate
64.3%
Sex ratio
941 ♀/1000♂
Workers
941
Distance to district centre
37 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Kolkata
127 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1200 km
Nearest railway station
Daskalgram · 14 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Khujutipara · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Karea compares

By population, Karea ranks #28 of 136 villages in Nanoor mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.3%
+3.6% vs mandal average
Karea
64.3%
Nanoor mandal
60.7%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
941
−8 vs mandal average
Karea
941
Nanoor mandal
949
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.6 vs mandal average
Karea
3.7
Nanoor mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Karea at a glance

Karea is a village of 2,349 people in 629 households (Census 2011) in Nanoor block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 28th-largest of 136 villages in Nanoor block. Literacy is 64%, 4 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 941 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Birbhum district centre, 2 km from Madda, the nearest town, 14 km from Daskalgram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731302, served by Kirnahar post office; the LGD village code is 317645. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Khujutipara, 3 km away. The sarpanch is RINKU SAHA, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 2,769 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Daskalgram-Kareya-Ii

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karea · this village2,34964%
Kadda · Nanoor70460%0 km N
Sakadda · Nanoor2,33355%0.8 km SE
Goaldihi · Nanoor2,17453%1.1 km N
Madda · Nanoor1,71453%1.9 km SW
Madda · Beldanga - I15,11465%1.9 km SW
Saota · Nanoor3,70458%1.8 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karea

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
519.57
Irrigated area (ha)
486.08
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Karea

LGD code
317645
Pincode
731302
Post office
Kirnahar
Population (Census 2011)
2,349
Population (projected 2026)
2,769
Households
629
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
941
Literacy rate
64.3%
Coordinates
23.63163°N, 87.89457°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nanoor
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bidhan Chandra Majhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RINKU SAHA
Block / Mandal
Nanoor
Getting there

How to reach Karea

Mandal centre
Nanoor · ≈ 1.9 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 16 min by car · 1 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,114 people
Madda · ≈ 1.9 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata127 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1200 km
  • Delhi1201 km
  • Chennai1422 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDaskalgram14 km
  • Bus stopJalpara Charaktala19 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Khujutipara3 km
  • ATM / bankJalpara Gramin Bank18 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil22 km
  • CollegeGobindapur Shefali Memorial Polytechnic19 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station22 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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