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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHIVCHARAN KACHHAP
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- LGD code
- 373999
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 533
- Households
- 111
- Literacy rate
- 56.8%
- Sex ratio
- 931 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 295
Census 2011 · in context
How Karkata compares
By population, Karkata ranks #70 of 97 villages in Namkum mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.8%
−3.1% vs mandal average
- Karkata
- 56.8%
- Namkum mandal
- 59.9%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
931
−58 vs mandal average
- Karkata
- 931
- Namkum mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Karkata
- 4.8
- Namkum mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karkata at a glance
Karkata is a village of 533 people in 111 households (Census 2011) in Namkum block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 70th-largest of 97 villages in Namkum block. Literacy is 57%, 3 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 931 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 373999. The sarpanch is SHIVCHARAN KACHHAP. The population is estimated at 628 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karkata · this village | 533 | 57% | — |
| Hurua · Namkum | 1,120 | 44% | — |
| Dewgain · Namkum | 956 | 58% | — |
| Nichitpur-Raydih · Namkum | 860 | 53% | — |
| Saheda · Namkum | 766 | 49% | — |
| Hajam · Namkum | 672 | 32% | — |
| Dundigarha · Namkum | 520 | 48% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karkata
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HURWA
- Total area (ha)
- 288.33
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 11.13
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karkata
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karkata
- LGD code
- 373999
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 533
- Population (projected 2026)
- 628
- Households
- 111
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 931
- Literacy rate
- 56.8%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHIVCHARAN KACHHAP
- Block / Mandal
- Namkum
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)