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About Karankata Village

Karankata is a small village in Jalah tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 178 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.1 hectares hectares.

Karankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karankata village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Jalah
Area (hectares) 49.1 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 178
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karankata compares

By the 2011 count Karankata is the 79th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 49.1 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Karankata

Karankata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karankata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalbari, Kalegaon Nc, Kamardaicha and Karamkata Nc. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karankata

As per the Census of India 2011, Karankata village had a population of 339. That makes it the 79th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Karankata village has 178 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karankata has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Karankata covers 49.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karankata falls under Jalah tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Karankata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karankata.

Karankata is in Jalah tehsil of Baksa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karankata today is likely to be higher.

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