About Karso Village

Karso is a large village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,560, made up of 1,852 males and 1,708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1524 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karso village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	1524 hectares
Population	3,560
Male Population	1,852
Female Population	1,708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karso compares

By the 2011 count Karso is the 12th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 1524 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 934.

Getting to Karso

Karso is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karso as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Karso from other places

Karso lies about 5.2 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Amlo, about 1.9 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 Karso
Nearest town	Kāro	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Amlo	1.9 km
District headquarters	Palamu	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	27 km

Villages closest to Karso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karso village had a population of 3,560. That makes it the 12th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Karso village has 1,852 males and 1,708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karso has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Karso is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karso covers 1524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karso falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karso is Amlo, about 1.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karso.

Karso is about 5.2 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karso is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Kāro is about under 2 km away. Amlo is about 1.9 km away. Palamu is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.