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About Karkel Village

Karkel is a mid sized village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 399 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares.

Karkel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Area (hectares) 440 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 399
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Karkel compares

By the 2011 count Karkel is the 17th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Karkel

Karkel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karkel 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 Karkel from other places

Karkel lies about 38 km from Khunti, 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 Karkel
Nearest railway station Pokla under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rania 23 km
District headquarters Khunti 38 km

Villages closest to Karkel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkel village had a population of 789. That makes it the 17th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Karkel village has 399 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkel has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Karkel covers 440 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.

Karkel falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karkel 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karkel.

Karkel is about 38 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkel is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Pokla is about under 2 km away. Rania is about 23 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 Digri (12 km), Lohagara (13 km) and Manhatu (13 km).

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

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