Karakpur, Dantan - I

Karakpur is a village located in the Dantan - I Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Dantan-I block and comes under Dantan-II Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Karakpur is 923 out of which 447 are males and rest 476 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1065 females per 1000 males. There are around 94 teenagers in Karakpur. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 573 persons can read and write. Total 233 people belonging to scheduled caste and 133 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 220 households in Karakpur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 306. The pincode of Karakpur is 721426 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Dantan Sub Post office
• Kotepada Branch Post office
• Lalitapur Branch Post office
• Paragana Branch Post office
• Bamanda Branch Post office

Schools

Karakpur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Sorrong Madhusudan Vidyapith High School Upry.
• Dantan High School(High School) U. Primary
• Dantan Bhagabat Charan High School Upry.
• Datan B. G. H.School U. Primary
• Kotepada High School (High School)

Hospitals

Karakpur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Bhabanipur Sub-Center
• Kontai Sub-Center
• Kuhura Sub-Center
• Panitunia Sub-Center
• Krishnapur Sub-Center

Banks

Karakpur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Dantan
• The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Dantan