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About Bara Kartikdanga Village

Bara Kartikdanga is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 87 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Kartikdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kartikdanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816129
Area (hectares) 42.18 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 87
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Kartikdanga compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kartikdanga is the 79th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 42.18 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bara Kartikdanga

Bara Kartikdanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Kartikdanga as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Kartikdanga from other places

Bara Kartikdanga lies about 12 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 3.5 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 Bara Kartikdanga
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 3.5 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 12 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 17 km

Villages closest to Bara Kartikdanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajmahal 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 Bara Kartikdanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kartikdanga village had a population of 162. That makes it the 79th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Bara Kartikdanga village has 87 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kartikdanga has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Bara Kartikdanga is 816129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Kartikdanga covers 42.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Kartikdanga falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Kartikdanga is Karanpurato, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Kartikdanga.

Bara Kartikdanga is about 12 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Kartikdanga is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 3.5 km away. Sahibganj is about 12 km away. Sāhibganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harnadanga (under 2 km), Liladanga (under 2 km) and Bramhajamalpur (3.3 km).

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

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