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About Karkaram Village

Karkaram is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 49 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,265 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkaram village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 50.46 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 49
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,265
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkaram compares

By the 2011 count Karkaram is the 191st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 50.46 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Karkaram

Karkaram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karkaram as Available within <5 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 Karkaram from other places

Karkaram lies about 39 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 11 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 Karkaram
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 11 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 28 km
District headquarters Pakur 39 km

Villages closest to Karkaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkaram village had a population of 111. That makes it the 191st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Karkaram village has 49 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkaram has about 1265 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Karkaram is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkaram covers 50.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkaram falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karkaram is Tinpahar Junction, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karkaram.

Karkaram is about 39 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkaram is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Tinpahar Junction is about 11 km away. Rājmahal is about 22 km away. Litipara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuatnar (2.9 km), Bara Murjora (4.7 km) and Bansijori (5.2 km).

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

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