About Karu Village

Karu is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 114 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,202 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	300 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	114
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,202
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karu compares

By the 2011 count Karu is the 115th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 300 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, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Karu

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

Karu lies about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 30 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 Karu
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sonua	30 km
Nearest town	Khunti	32 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	43 km

Villages closest to Karu

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.

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Common questions about Karu

As per the Census of India 2011, Karu village had a population of 251. That makes it the 115th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Karu village has 114 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karu has about 1202 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Karu covers 300 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Karu is Sonua, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance for Karu.

Karu is about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karu is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 8.8 km away. Sonua is about 30 km away. Khunti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.