Karkara, Jaipur

Karkara is a village located in the Jaipur Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Jaipur block and comes under Sidhi-Jamra Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Karkara is 4.3 thousands out of which 2.2 thousands are males and rest 2.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 954 females per 1000 males. There are around 698 teenagers in Karkara. It has literacy rate of 36% which means around 1.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 197 people belonging to scheduled caste and 114 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 816 households in Karkara, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.5 thousands. The pincode of Karkara is 723213 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Jiudaru Sub Post office
• Bamnia Branch Post office
• Dumru Branch Post office
• Karkara Branch Post office
• Simni Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Bamnia Vivekananda Vidyapith (High School)
• Jilling Lahar High School
• Jiudaru High School (High School)
• Kotshila Girls' High School (High School)
• Sidhi High School

Hospitals

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

• Mantarh Sub-Center
• Oldih Sub-Center
• Chhatka Sub-Center
• Mutukura Sub-Center
• Lupungdih Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Indian Bank Khatanga
• State Bank of India Kotshila