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About Karakhunt Village

Karakhunt is a large village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,161, made up of 1,111 males and 1,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karakhunt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakhunt village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Domchanch
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 418.42 hectares
Population 2,161
Male Population 1,111
Female Population 1,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karakhunt compares

By the 2011 count Karakhunt is the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 418.42 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 970.

Getting to Karakhunt

Karakhunt is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karakhunt as Available within 10+ 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 Karakhunt from other places

Karakhunt lies about 3.2 km from Domchanch, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 2.7 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 Karakhunt
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Domchanch 3.2 km
Nearest town Kodarma 8.6 km

Villages closest to Karakhunt

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakhunt village had a population of 2,161. That makes it the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Karakhunt village has 1,111 males and 1,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakhunt has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Karakhunt is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karakhunt covers 418.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karakhunt falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karakhunt is Maheshpur, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karakhunt.

Karakhunt is about 3.2 km from Domchanch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karakhunt is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Maheshpur is about 2.7 km away. Domchanch is about 3.2 km away. Kodarma is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangaikalan (1.6 km), Tetariadih (2.2 km) and Bagro (2.2 km).

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

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