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- LGD code
- 324249
- Pincode
- 712615
- Post office
- Batanal
- Population
- 2,395
- Households
- 511
- Literacy rate
- 78.6%
- Sex ratio
- 970 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 751
Census 2011 · in context
How Karui compares
By population, Karui ranks #37 of 159 villages in Arambag mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.6%
+8.3% vs mandal average
Karui78.6%
Arambag mandal70.3%
Hooghly district73.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
+17 vs mandal average
Karui970
Arambag mandal953
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.3 vs mandal average
Karui4.7
Arambag mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karui at a glance
Karui is a village of 2,395 people in 511 households (Census 2011) in Arambag block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 37th-largest of 159 villages in Arambag block. Literacy is 79%, 8 points above the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 712615, served by Batanal post office; the LGD village code is 324249. The village votes in Pursurah assembly constituency, represented by MLA Biman Ghosh. The population is estimated at 2,824 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karui · this village | 2,395 | 79% | — |
| Tirol · Arambag | 4,523 | 76% | — |
| Puin · Arambag | 3,202 | 70% | — |
| Maigram · Arambag | 2,680 | 71% | — |
| Maminpur · Arambag | 2,375 | 75% | — |
| Chandibati · Arambag | 1,740 | 73% | — |
| Kirthi Chandrapur · Arambag | 1,451 | 64% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karui
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 168.85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 67.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karui
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karui
- LGD code
- 324249
- Pincode
- 712615
- Post office
- Batanal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,395
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,824
- Households
- 511
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 970
- Literacy rate
- 78.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arambag
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pursurah
- Member of Parliament
- Mitali Bag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Biman Ghosh
- Block / Mandal
- Arambag
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 712615
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Other villages named Karui
Looking for a different Karui? 2 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Karui →
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Karui
Other villages in Arambag mandal
View all 60+ →- Gaurhati
- Keshabpur
- Mayapur
- Malaypur
- Dahar Kundu
- Salepur
- Dihi Bagnan
- Batanal
- Tirol
- Manikpat
- Amgaon
- Haraditya
- Dihi Bayara
- Pratapnagar
- Tajpur
- Shitalpur
- Balundi
- Para Bagnan
- Puin
- Hayatpur
- Dakshin Rasulpur
- Chandraban
- Arandi
- Hat Basantapur
- Ramnagar
- Madhurpur
- Bara Dongal
- Telua
- Maigram
- Purbba Krishnapur
- Kanpur
- Shyamgram
- Chak Hazi
- Panpet
- Bhalia
- Ashanpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)