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About Karamdih Village

Karamdih is a large village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,773, made up of 1,429 males and 1,344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karamdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karamdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Majhiaon
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 306.17 hectares
Population 2,773
Male Population 1,429
Female Population 1,344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Karamdih compares

By the 2011 count Karamdih is the 5th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 306.17 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Karamdih

Karamdih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karamdih 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 Karamdih from other places

Karamdih lies about 17 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Karkatta, about 4.5 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 Karamdih
Tehsil headquarters Majhiaon 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Karkatta 4.5 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 15 km
District headquarters Garhwa 17 km

Villages closest to Karamdih

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.

Common questions about Karamdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Karamdih village had a population of 2,773. That makes it the 5th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Karamdih village has 1,429 males and 1,344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karamdih has about 941 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 Karamdih is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karamdih covers 306.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karamdih falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karamdih is Karkatta, about 4.5 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 Karamdih.

Karamdih is about 17 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karamdih is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Majhiaon is about 2.1 km away. Karkatta is about 4.5 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghurua Khurd (under 2 km), Sakarkoni (under 2 km) and Semrahat (1.7 km).

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

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