About Karkata Village

Karkata is a mid sized village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 667 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	108.34 hectares
Population	1,305
Male Population	667
Female Population	638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkata compares

By the 2011 count Karkata is the 18th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 108.34 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Karkata

Karkata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karkata as Available within 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 Karkata from other places

Karkata lies about 27 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Sondimra, about 17 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 Karkata
Nearest railway station	Sondimra	17 km
Nearest town	Kathhāra	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha	27 km
District headquarters	Palamu	27 km

Villages closest to Karkata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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.

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Common questions about Karkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkata village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 18th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Karkata village has 667 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkata has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Karkata is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkata covers 108.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkata falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karkata is Sondimra, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Karkata.

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

Karkata is in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. Sondimra is about 17 km away. Kathhāra is about 18 km away. Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.