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About Karmatanr Village

Karmatanr is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 364 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, 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 Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 203.24 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 364
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karmatanr compares

By the 2011 count Karmatanr is the 40th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 203.24 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 987.

Getting to Karmatanr

Karmatanr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karmatanr as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Masalia 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Karmatanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masalia 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 703. That makes it the 40th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Karmatanr village has 364 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmatanr has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Karmatanr is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karmatanr covers 203.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karmatanr falls under Masalia 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 5 - 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 Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Jama is about 28 km away. Jāmtāra is about 28 km away. Masalia 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 Chhota Karmatanr (under 2 km), Sita Kahabar (under 2 km) and Kurua (under 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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