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About Kariam Village

Kariam is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 13 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 34.94 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 13
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077

How Kariam compares

By the 2011 count Kariam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 34.94 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

How far is Kariam from other places

Kariam lies about 27 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 23 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 Kariam
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Gumani 23 km
District headquarters Pakur 27 km

Villages closest to Kariam

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 Kariam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariam village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Kariam village has 13 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariam has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

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

Kariam covers 34.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kariam falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kariam is Gumani, about 23 km away in a straight line.

Kariam is about 27 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariam is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 4.4 km away. Gumani is about 23 km away. Pakur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jordih (under 2 km), Jordiha (under 2 km) and Barakaldam (under 2 km).

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

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