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About Karambu Village

Karambu is a mid sized village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,219, made up of 631 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karambu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karambu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 300 hectares
Population 1,219
Male Population 631
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Karambu compares

By the 2011 count Karambu is the 14th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Karambu

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

Karambu lies about 36 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 26 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 Karambu
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 5.0 km
Nearest town Būndu 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 26 km
District headquarters Ranchi 36 km

Villages closest to Karambu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karambu village had a population of 1,219. That makes it the 14th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Karambu village has 631 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karambu has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Karambu is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karambu covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karambu falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karambu is Gautamdhara, about 26 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 Karambu.

Karambu is about 36 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karambu is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 5.0 km away. Būndu is about 5.0 km away. Gautamdhara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anredih (under 2 km), Karkadih (1.5 km) and Pangura (2.5 km).

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

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