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About Karke Village

Karke is one of the larger villages in Dandai tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,346, made up of 3,287 males and 3,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1162.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karke village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Dandai
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 1162.99 hectares
Population 6,346
Male Population 3,287
Female Population 3,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karke compares

By the 2011 count Karke is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents. Its 1162.99 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Karke

Karke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karke as Available within 5 - 10 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 Karke from other places

Karke lies about 19 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 8.4 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 Karke
Tehsil headquarters Dandai 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Ramna 8.4 km
District headquarters Garhwa 19 km

Villages closest to Karke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karke village had a population of 6,346. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents.

Karke village has 3,287 males and 3,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karke has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Karke is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karke covers 1162.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karke falls under Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karke is Ramna, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karke.

Karke is about 19 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karke is in Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district. Dandai is about 4.5 km away. Ramna is about 8.4 km away. Garhwa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarde (1.9 km), Sonhe Alias Sonehara (3.4 km) and Danrai (4.5 km).

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

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