Karat, Keshiary

Karat is a village located in the Keshiary Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Keshiary block and comes under Gaganeswar Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Karat is 515 out of which 250 are males and rest 265 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1060 females per 1000 males. There are around 61 teenagers in Karat. It has literacy rate of 64% which means around 332 persons can read and write. Total 24 people belonging to scheduled caste and 267 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 116 households in Karat, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 266. The pincode of Karat is 721133 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Keshiary Sub Post office
• Amda Branch Post office
• Gaganeswar Branch Post office
• Ganasarisa Branch Post office
• Lengamara Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Nachipur Adibasi High School U Primary
• Khajra Satish Chandra Memorial High School (High School)
• Baghasty Union Haricharan S.C. High School
• Keshiary Kanya Viidya Pith U Pr
• Keshiary High School (High School)

Hospitals

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

• Baghasti Sub-Center
• Bhasra Sub-Center
• Antri Sub-Center
• Harinakhuri Sub-Center
• Santrapur Sub-Center

Banks

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

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