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About Karka Village

Karka is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 389 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 389
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karka compares

By the 2011 count Karka is the 43rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Karka

Karka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karka from other places

Karka lies about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 4.4 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 Karka
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 4.4 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 24 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 27 km

Villages closest to Karka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karka village had a population of 770. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Karka village has 389 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karka has about 979 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Karka is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karka covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karka falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karka is Bakarkudi, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karka.

Karka is about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karka is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 3.6 km away. Bakarkudi is about 4.4 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buruhata (under 2 km), Garadih (under 2 km) and Lapsadih (under 2 km).

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

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