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About Karmatanr Village

Karmatanr is a small village in Dumka tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 129 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karmatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Dumka
Pincode 814144
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 129
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karmatanr compares

By the 2011 count Karmatanr is the 160th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 529 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Karmatanr

Karmatanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karmatanr as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karmatanr from other places

Karmatanr lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jama, about 28 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 Karmatanr
Nearest railway station Jama 28 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Karmatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmatanr village had a population of 247. That makes it the 160th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 529 residents.

Karmatanr village has 129 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmatanr has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Karmatanr is 814144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karmatanr covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karmatanr falls under Dumka tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karmatanr is Jama, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Karmatanr is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmatanr is in Dumka tehsil of Dumka district. Jama is about 28 km away. Jāmtāra is about 28 km away. Dumka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurua (under 2 km), Nankukurua (under 2 km) and Jogidih (2.2 km).

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

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