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About Karamukha Village

Karamukha is a small village in Pakar Tanr tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 244 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.68 hectares hectares.

Karamukha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karamukha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Pakar Tanr
Area (hectares) 415.68 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 244
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karamukha compares

By the 2011 count Karamukha is the 24th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 415.68 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Karamukha

Karamukha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karamukha as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karamukha from other places

Karamukha lies about 18 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 49 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 Karamukha
Tehsil headquarters Pakar Tanr 6.3 km
District headquarters Simdega 18 km
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 49 km

Villages closest to Karamukha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakar Tanr 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 Karamukha

As per the Census of India 2011, Karamukha village had a population of 496. That makes it the 24th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Karamukha village has 244 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karamukha has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Karamukha covers 415.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karamukha falls under Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karamukha is Kanaroan, about 49 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karamukha.

Karamukha is about 18 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karamukha is in Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district. Pakar Tanr is about 6.3 km away. Simdega is about 18 km away. Kanaroan is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanjaloya (under 2 km), Takwa (under 2 km) and Asanbera (2.6 km).

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

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