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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JANAK SAHA
Contact: 89****8852
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- LGD code
- 306521
- Pincode
- 734003
- Post office
- Pradhan Nagar
- Population
- 1,183
- Households
- 237
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 329
Census 2011 · in context
How Karaibari compares
By population, Karaibari ranks #33 of 68 villages in Matigara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.3%
−0.2% vs mandal average
- Karaibari
- 62.3%
- Matigara mandal
- 62.5%
- Darjeeling district
- 71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
+12 vs mandal average
- Karaibari
- 952
- Matigara mandal
- 940
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Karaibari
- 5.0
- Matigara mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karaibari at a glance
Karaibari is a village of 1,183 people in 237 households (Census 2011) in Matigara block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 33rd-largest of 68 villages in Matigara block. Literacy is 62%, about the same as the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 734003, served by Pradhan Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 306521. The sarpanch is JANAK SAHA, and the village votes in Matigara-Naxalbari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anandamay Barman. The population is estimated at 1,395 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Champasari →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karaibari · this village | 1,183 | 62% | — |
| Mahishmari · Matigara | 6,010 | 59% | — |
| Panchanai · Matigara | 5,105 | 73% | — |
| Daknikata (P) · Matigara | 4,497 | 59% | — |
| Palash · Matigara | 4,204 | 50% | — |
| Mohorgon Tea Garden · Matigara | 3,169 | 54% | — |
| Udaysing · Matigara | 2,092 | 51% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karaibari
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 158.64
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 26.59
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karaibari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karaibari
- LGD code
- 306521
- Pincode
- 734003
- Post office
- Pradhan Nagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,183
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,395
- Households
- 237
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darjeeling
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Matigara-Naxalbari
- Member of Parliament
- Raju Bista
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anandamay Barman
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JANAK SAHA
- Block / Mandal
- Matigara
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 734003
- Daknikata (P)Matigara mandal4,497 pop
- Bara GhariaMatigara mandal3,744 pop
- KalabariMatigara mandal1,482 pop
- Jadubhitar ChhatMatigara mandal1,242 pop
- Ujanu (P)Matigara mandal660 pop
- GouriMatigara mandal428 pop
- MalaharMatigara mandal376 pop
- Purba Karai Barir ChhatMatigara mandal314 pop
- Rupan ChhatMatigara mandal238 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Karaibari
Other villages in Matigara mandal
View all 60+ →- Tomba
- Patiram
- Kauakhali
- Mahishmari
- Kalam
- Khopalasi
- Panchanai
- Baniakhari
- Matigarahat
- Daknikata (P)
- Palash
- Gaurcharan
- Khaprail
- Nimai
- Bara Gharia
- Rangia
- Kawakhari
- Chamta
- Thiknikata
- Nengtichhara
- Mohorgon Tea Garden
- Pelku
- Guria
- Panchakulguri
- Udaysing
- Rajpairi
- Dhukuria
- Jugibhita
- Kalabari
- Mahatram
- Chamtaguri Chhat
- Jadubhitar Chhat
- Lachka
- Sisabari
- Sivoke Forest
- Nichitpur
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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)