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About Karkaria Village

Karkaria is a mid sized village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,912, made up of 987 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Mandar
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 1,912
Male Population 987
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkaria compares

By the 2011 count Karkaria is the 30th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Karkaria

Karkaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karkaria as Available within <5 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 Karkaria from other places

Karkaria lies about 23 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 8.4 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 Karkaria
Tehsil headquarters Mandar 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Tangarbansali 8.4 km
Nearest town Rātu 11 km
District headquarters Ranchi 23 km

Villages closest to Karkaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkaria village had a population of 1,912. That makes it the 30th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Karkaria village has 987 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkaria has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Karkaria is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkaria covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkaria falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karkaria is Tangarbansali, about 8.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karkaria.

Karkaria is about 23 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkaria is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Mandar is about 2.9 km away. Tangarbansali is about 8.4 km away. Rātu is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandri (under 2 km), Pungi (under 2 km) and Sursa (2.3 km).

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

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