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About Karamunda Village

Karamunda is a mid sized village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 391 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karamunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karamunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Pincode 835226
Area (hectares) 787.27 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 391
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Karamunda compares

By the 2011 count Karamunda is the 42nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 787.27 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Karamunda

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

Karamunda lies about 23 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Sogra, about 35 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 Karamunda
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 16 km
District headquarters Simdega 23 km
Nearest railway station Sogra 35 km

Villages closest to Karamunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karamunda village had a population of 759. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Karamunda village has 391 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karamunda has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Karamunda is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karamunda covers 787.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karamunda falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karamunda is Sogra, about 35 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 Karamunda.

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

Karamunda is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about 16 km away. Simdega is about 23 km away. Sogra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadamdih (1.6 km), Japlanga (2.2 km) and Mararoma (2.6 km).

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

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