About Karanka Village

Karanka is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 154 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	156 hectares
Population	305
Male Population	154
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanka compares

By the 2011 count Karanka is the 104th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 996.

Getting to Karanka

Karanka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karanka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Karanka from other places

Karanka lies about 25 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 30 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 Karanka
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	14 km
District headquarters	Khunti	25 km
Nearest railway station	Pakra	30 km

Villages closest to Karanka

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

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Common questions about Karanka

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanka village had a population of 305. That makes it the 104th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Karanka village has 154 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanka has about 981 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Karanka is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanka covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanka falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karanka is Pakra, about 30 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 - 10 km distance for Karanka.

Karanka is about 25 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanka is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 14 km away. Khunti is about 25 km away. Pakra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.