About Karaikella Village

Karaikella is a large village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,447, made up of 2,225 males and 2,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaikella Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaikella village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	322 hectares
Population	4,447
Male Population	2,225
Female Population	2,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karaikella compares

By the 2011 count Karaikella is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Karaikella

Karaikella is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karaikella 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karaikella from other places

Karaikella lies about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 9.6 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 Karaikella
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	9.6 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	28 km

Villages closest to Karaikella

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 Karaikella

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaikella village had a population of 4,447. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Karaikella village has 2,225 males and 2,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaikella has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Karaikella covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Karaikella is Chakradharpur, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Karaikella.

Karaikella is about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaikella is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 9.6 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 18 km away. Bandgaon is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.