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Karui
Karui is a village in Katwa II CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal state in East India. The meaning of Karui is Grain Storage.
The region has an average elevation of 19 metres (65 ft). The village is situated 15 km from Katwa, 52 km from Bardhaman and less than 130 km from Kolkata on road. Karui has a total area of 15.30 km2. It is under Katwa II CD Block which is a part of the Bhagirathi basin. The region has many swamps and water-logged areas. The soil is fertile, as it consists mainly of silt deposits.
88.44% of the population of Katwa subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 11.56% of the population live in the urban areas. The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
In the 2011 census, Karui had a population (including institutional and houseless population) of 10,506, out of which 5,415 (51.54%) were males and 5091 (48.46%) were females. Population between the age group 0–6 years were 1,285, among them 690 were males and 595 were females. Total number of households were 2,363. Scheduled Castes population were 2853 (1461 males and 1392 females) and Scheduled Tribes population were 164 (80 males and 84 females).
According to 2011 census, effective literacy rate for the 6+ population was 61.20%, which was lower than the district's literacy rate (74.73%) . Male literacy rate was 65.82% and female literacy rate 56.23%.
Bengali is the local language in this area. Main religions are Hinduism and Islam.
Karui is under Karui Gram Panchayat, which belongs to Katwa II CD Block. Katwa police station has jurisdiction over Karui.
The dominant culture of Karui is identical to that of most of West Bengal and is deeply influenced by Hindu Bengali culture. Some of the popular festivals in Karui include:
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Karui
Karui is a village in Katwa II CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal state in East India. The meaning of Karui is Grain Storage.
The region has an average elevation of 19 metres (65 ft). The village is situated 15 km from Katwa, 52 km from Bardhaman and less than 130 km from Kolkata on road. Karui has a total area of 15.30 km2. It is under Katwa II CD Block which is a part of the Bhagirathi basin. The region has many swamps and water-logged areas. The soil is fertile, as it consists mainly of silt deposits.
88.44% of the population of Katwa subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 11.56% of the population live in the urban areas. The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
In the 2011 census, Karui had a population (including institutional and houseless population) of 10,506, out of which 5,415 (51.54%) were males and 5091 (48.46%) were females. Population between the age group 0–6 years were 1,285, among them 690 were males and 595 were females. Total number of households were 2,363. Scheduled Castes population were 2853 (1461 males and 1392 females) and Scheduled Tribes population were 164 (80 males and 84 females).
According to 2011 census, effective literacy rate for the 6+ population was 61.20%, which was lower than the district's literacy rate (74.73%) . Male literacy rate was 65.82% and female literacy rate 56.23%.
Bengali is the local language in this area. Main religions are Hinduism and Islam.
Karui is under Karui Gram Panchayat, which belongs to Katwa II CD Block. Katwa police station has jurisdiction over Karui.
The dominant culture of Karui is identical to that of most of West Bengal and is deeply influenced by Hindu Bengali culture. Some of the popular festivals in Karui include: