About Karkata Village

Karkata is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 639 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, 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	Khuntpani
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	364 hectares
Population	1,308
Male Population	639
Female Population	669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
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 Karkata compares

By the 2011 count Karkata is the 14th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Karkata

Karkata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karkata 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 Karkata from other places

Karkata lies about 8.9 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 9.0 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 Karkata
Tehsil headquarters	Khuntpani	7.0 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	8.1 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	9.0 km

Villages closest to Karkata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkata village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 14th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Karkata village has 639 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkata has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Karkata is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkata covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karkata is Chaibasa, about 9.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Karkata.

Karkata is about 8.9 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 Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Khuntpani is about 7.0 km away. Chāībāsa is about 8.1 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.