About Kara Village

Kara is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 392 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Goilkera
Pincode	833105
Area (hectares)	86.27 hectares
Population	708
Male Population	392
Female Population	316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	806
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kara compares

By the 2011 count Kara is the 36th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 86.27 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kara

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

Kara lies about 33 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Derowan, about 7.0 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 Kara
Nearest railway station	Derowan	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goilkera	7.6 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	33 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	37 km

Villages closest to Kara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kara village had a population of 708. That makes it the 36th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Kara village has 392 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kara has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kara is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kara covers 86.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kara falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kara is Derowan, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance for Kara.

Kara is about 33 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kara is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Derowan is about 7.0 km away. Goilkera is about 7.6 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.