About Karitanr Village

Karitanr is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 288 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.84 hectares hectares.

Karitanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karitanr village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares)	120.84 hectares
Population	555
Male Population	288
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927

How Karitanr compares

By the 2011 count Karitanr is the 117th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 120.84 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

How far is Karitanr from other places

Karitanr lies about 23 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Tetulmari, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karitanr
Nearest railway station	Tetulmari	22 km
Nearest town	Giridih	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baghmara Cum Katras	23 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	23 km

Villages closest to Karitanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Karitanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Karitanr village had a population of 555. That makes it the 117th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Karitanr village has 288 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karitanr has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Karitanr covers 120.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karitanr falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karitanr is Tetulmari, about 22 km away in a straight line.

Karitanr is about 23 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karitanr is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tetulmari is about 22 km away. Giridih is about 23 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.