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About Karru Village

Karru is a mid sized village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 481 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829105
Area (hectares) 546.07 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 481
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Karru compares

By the 2011 count Karru is the 38th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 546.07 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Karru

Karru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karru 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karru from other places

Karru lies about 9.2 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwar, about 3.1 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 Karru
Nearest railway station Sidhwar 3.1 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 9.2 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 18 km

Villages closest to Karru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karru village had a population of 941. That makes it the 38th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Karru village has 481 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karru has about 956 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Karru is 829105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karru covers 546.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karru falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karru is Sidhwar, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Karru.

Karru is about 9.2 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karru is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Sidhwar is about 3.1 km away. Ramgarh is about 9.2 km away. Rāmgarh is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baridih (under 2 km), Daridag (under 2 km) and Masmohana (2.4 km).

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

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