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About Karmatanr Village

Karmatanr is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 152 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karmatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 152
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karmatanr compares

By the 2011 count Karmatanr is the 153rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 943.

Getting to Karmatanr

Karmatanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karmatanr as Available within 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 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 8.3 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 1.7 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 Maheshmunda Junction 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 8.1 km
District headquarters Giridih 8.3 km

Villages closest to Karmatanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bengabad 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 295. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Karmatanr village has 152 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmatanr 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Karmatanr is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karmatanr covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karmatanr falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karmatanr is Maheshmunda Junction, about 1.7 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 km distance for Karmatanr.

Karmatanr is about 8.3 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmatanr is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 1.7 km away. Bengabad is about 8.1 km away. Giridih is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijnathpur (under 2 km), Mandatanr (under 2 km) and Madhwa Dih (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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