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About Karaigura Village

Karaigura is a mid sized village in Kersai tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 631 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaigura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaigura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kersai
Pincode 835223
Area (hectares) 607 hectares
Population 1,302
Male Population 631
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaigura compares

By the 2011 count Karaigura is the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,961 residents. Its 607 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Karaigura

Karaigura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karaigura as Available within 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 Karaigura from other places

Karaigura lies about 28 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 59 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 Karaigura
Tehsil headquarters Kersai 12 km
District headquarters Simdega 28 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 59 km

Villages closest to Karaigura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaigura village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,961 residents.

Karaigura village has 631 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaigura has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Karaigura is 835223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaigura covers 607 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karaigura falls under Kersai tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karaigura is Biramitrapur, about 59 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karaigura.

Karaigura is about 28 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaigura is in Kersai tehsil of Simdega district. Kersai is about 12 km away. Simdega is about 28 km away. Biramitrapur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betma (1.9 km), Kinkel (2.4 km) and Basan (4.0 km).

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

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