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About Karakel Village

Karakel is a small village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 140 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karakel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 140
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karakel compares

By the 2011 count Karakel is the 64th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Karakel

Karakel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karakel as Available within village. 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 Karakel from other places

Karakel lies about 43 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, 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 Karakel
Nearest railway station Pokla under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 3.6 km
Nearest town Khunti 38 km
District headquarters Gumla 43 km

Villages closest to Karakel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakel village had a population of 298. That makes it the 64th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Karakel village has 140 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakel has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Karakel is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karakel covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karakel falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karakel is Pokla, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karakel.

Karakel is about 43 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karakel is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Pokla is about under 2 km away. Kamdara is about 3.6 km away. Khunti is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokla (under 2 km), Bamhani (1.5 km) and Sonmer (1.8 km).

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

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