Karai, Tapan
Karai is a village located in the Tapan Subdivision of Dinajpur Dakshin district of West Bengal. The village falls in Tapan block and comes under Hazratpur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Balurghat parliament constituency and Gangarampur assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Karai is 286 out of which 151 are males and rest 135 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 894 females per 1000 males. There are around 13 teenagers in Karai. It has literacy rate of 76% which means around 218 persons can read and write. Total 126 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 72 households in Karai, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 119. The pincode of Karai is 733127 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Tapan Sub Post office
- Chakbaliram Branch Post office
- Daralhat Branch Post office
- Kamdebbati Branch Post office
- Mahadebpur Branch Post office
Schools
Karai has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Tilan High School
- Balapur High School
- Prabhat Tara Primary School, Batsonkar
- Laskarhat Junior High School
- Hasnagar F. P. School
Hospitals
Karai has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Jamin Nischinta Sub Centre
- Balapur Sub Centre
- Patkola Sub Centre
- Tapan Rural Hospital Community Health Center
- Madnahar Sub Centre
Banks
Karai has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.