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About Karamtanr Village

Karamtanr is a small village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 260 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Karamtanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karamtanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 260
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karamtanr compares

By the 2011 count Karamtanr is the 68th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Karamtanr

Karamtanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karamtanr as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karamtanr from other places

Karamtanr lies about 47 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 10 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 Karamtanr
Nearest railway station Chegro 10 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 23 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 47 km

Villages closest to Karamtanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Topchanchi 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.

Common questions about Karamtanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Karamtanr village had a population of 481. That makes it the 68th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Karamtanr village has 260 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karamtanr has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Karamtanr covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karamtanr falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karamtanr is Chegro, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karamtanr.

Karamtanr is about 47 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karamtanr is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Chegro is about 10 km away. Barki Saria is about 23 km away. Topchanchi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (2.1 km), Pipradih (2.3 km) and Khurdih (4.1 km).

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

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