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About Karaila Village

Karaila is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 315 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaila village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 145.19 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 315
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaila compares

By the 2011 count Karaila is the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 145.19 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Karaila

Karaila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karaila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Karaila from other places

Karaila lies about 148 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 39 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 Karaila
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 12 km
Nearest town Chatrā 36 km
Nearest railway station Bendi 39 km
District headquarters Palamu 148 km

Villages closest to Karaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaila village had a population of 600. That makes it the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Karaila village has 315 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaila has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Karaila is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaila covers 145.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karaila falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karaila is Bendi, about 39 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karaila.

Karaila is about 148 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaila is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 12 km away. Chatrā is about 36 km away. Bendi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turiadih (2.5 km), Jaspur (4.2 km) and Karma (5.9 km).

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

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