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About Karkat Village

Karkat is a large village in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,835, made up of 1,903 males and 1,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Chanho
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 547 hectares
Population 3,835
Male Population 1,903
Female Population 1,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkat compares

By the 2011 count Karkat is the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 547 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Karkat

Karkat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Karkat from other places

Karkat lies about 56 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 27 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 Karkat
Tehsil headquarters Chanho 22 km
Nearest town Khunti 26 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 27 km
District headquarters Ranchi 56 km

Villages closest to Karkat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkat village had a population of 3,835. That makes it the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Karkat village has 1,903 males and 1,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkat has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Karkat is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkat covers 547 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkat falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karkat is Pakra, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karkat.

Karkat is about 56 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkat is in Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Chanho is about 22 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Pakra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tangar (10 km), Tala (11 km) and Koko (13 km).

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

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