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About Karso Village

Karso is a large village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,492, made up of 1,303 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karso village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825405
Area (hectares) 512.59 hectares
Population 2,492
Male Population 1,303
Female Population 1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karso compares

By the 2011 count Karso is the 10th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 512.59 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 943.

Getting to Karso

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

Karso lies about 33 km from Hazaribagh. 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 Karso
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 2.2 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 33 km

Villages closest to Karso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karso village had a population of 2,492. That makes it the 10th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Karso village has 1,303 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karso has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Karso is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karso covers 512.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karso falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Karso notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karso.

Karso is about 33 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karso is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barhi is about 2.2 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 20 km away. Hazaribagh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harila (under 2 km), Barhi (2.2 km) and Dumardih (2.3 km).

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

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