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About Karra Village

Karra is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,700, made up of 861 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 390 hectares
Population 1,700
Male Population 861
Female Population 839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karra compares

By the 2011 count Karra is the 14th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Karra

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

Karra lies about 34 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 5.7 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 Karra
Nearest railway station Pokla 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 9.5 km
District headquarters Khunti 34 km

Villages closest to Karra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karra village had a population of 1,700. That makes it the 14th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Karra village has 861 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karra has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Karra covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karra falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karra is Pokla, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karra.

Karra is about 34 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karra is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Pokla is about 5.7 km away. Torpa is about 9.5 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satal (under 2 km), Jibilong (under 2 km) and Banabira (under 2 km).

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

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