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About Karitola Village

Karitola is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 53 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karitola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 53
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Karitola compares

By the 2011 count Karitola is the 65th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Karitola

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

Karitola lies about 20 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 13 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 Karitola
Tehsil headquarters Garu 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Kumandih 13 km
District headquarters Latehar 20 km
Nearest town Lātehār 20 km

Villages closest to Karitola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karitola village had a population of 103. That makes it the 65th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Karitola village has 53 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karitola has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Karitola covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karitola falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karitola is Kumandih, about 13 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 Karitola.

Karitola is about 20 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karitola is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 9.8 km away. Kumandih is about 13 km away. Latehar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chipru (under 2 km), Doram (1.8 km) and Dabri (2.2 km).

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

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