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About Karkata Village

Karkata is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 126 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 126
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Karkata compares

By the 2011 count Karkata is the 127th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Karkata

Karkata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karkata 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 Karkata from other places

Karkata lies about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 31 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
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 4.2 km
Nearest town Khunti 28 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 31 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 41 km

Villages closest to Karkata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkata village had a population of 237. That makes it the 127th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Karkata village has 126 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkata has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Karkata is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkata covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkata falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karkata is Sonua, about 31 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 Karkata.

Karkata is about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkata is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 4.2 km away. Khunti is about 28 km away. Sonua is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuadih (under 2 km), Kudadih (under 2 km) and Katingkel (under 2 km).

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

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