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About Karamdih Village

Karamdih is a small village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 211 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karamdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karamdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 312 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 211
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karamdih compares

By the 2011 count Karamdih is the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Karamdih

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

Karamdih lies about 42 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 18 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 Karamdih
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 19 km
Nearest town Medininagar 40 km
District headquarters Latehar 42 km

Villages closest to Karamdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karamdih village had a population of 398. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Karamdih village has 211 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karamdih has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Karamdih is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karamdih covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karamdih falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karamdih is Barwadih Junction, about 18 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 village for Karamdih.

Karamdih is about 42 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karamdih is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Barwadih Junction is about 18 km away. Barwadih is about 19 km away. Medininagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhi Khas (under 2 km), Serengdag (2.1 km) and Patradih (2.3 km).

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

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