About Karkata Village

Karkata is a mid sized village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 615 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Majhiaon
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	204.57 hectares
Population	1,197
Male Population	615
Female Population	582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karkata compares

By the 2011 count Karkata is the 16th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 204.57 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 952.

Getting to Karkata

Karkata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karkata 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karkata from other places

Karkata lies about 16 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Karkatta, about under 2 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 Karkata
Nearest railway station	Karkatta	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majhiaon	2.4 km
Nearest town	Bishrāmpur	11 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	16 km

Villages closest to Karkata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkata village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 16th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Karkata village has 615 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkata has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

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

Karkata covers 204.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkata falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karkata is Karkatta, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karkata.

Karkata is about 16 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkata is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Karkatta is about under 2 km away. Majhiaon is about 2.4 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.