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About Karhuma Village

Karhuma is a mid sized village in Latehar tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 558 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhuma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Latehar
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 558
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karhuma compares

By the 2011 count Karhuma is the 29th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Karhuma

Karhuma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karhuma as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karhuma from other places

Karhuma lies about 6.6 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 8.3 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 Karhuma
Tehsil headquarters Latehar 6.6 km
Nearest town Lātehār 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Demu 8.3 km

Villages closest to Karhuma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhuma village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 29th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Karhuma village has 558 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhuma has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

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

Karhuma covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karhuma falls under Latehar tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karhuma is Demu, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karhuma.

Karhuma is about 6.6 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhuma is in Latehar tehsil of Latehar district. Latehar is about 6.6 km away. Lātehār is about 6.6 km away. Demu is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hethbera (1.7 km), Rehal (1.8 km) and Uparbesra (2.0 km).

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

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