Karmatanr (community development block)

Karmatanr
Karmatar Vidysagar
Community development block
Karmatanr
Karmatanr

Location in Jharkhand, India 24°5'2"N 86°42'8"E

Coordinates: 24°5′2″N 86°42′8″E / 24.08389°N 86.70222°E / 24.08389; 86.70222Coordinates: 24°5′2″N 86°42′8″E / 24.08389°N 86.70222°E / 24.08389; 86.70222
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Government
 • Type Community development block
Elevation 201 m (659 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 115,266
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 53,844 (58.16%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 815352 (Karmatar)
Telephone/STD code 06433
Vehicle registration JH 21
Lok Sabha constituency Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jamtara and Sarath
Website jamtara.nic.in
CD Block

Karmatanr is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jamtara district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 15 km from Jamtara, the district headquarters.

Geography

Karmatar is located at 24°5′2″N 86°42′8″E / 24.08389°N 86.70222°E / 24.08389; 86.70222.[1]

Karmatanr CD Block has 18 panchayats and 151 villages.[2]

Panchayats of Karmatanr CD Block are: Alagchuan, Bagber, Baradaha, Barmundi, Birajpur, Dumariya, Karmatanr, Kuruwa, Mattanr, Mohanpur, Nawadih, Phofnad, Sikarposni, Sitakatta, Subdidih, Tarabahal, Tarkojori and Tetulbandha.[2]

History

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the scholar-social reformer and a key figure in the Bengal Renaissance came to Karmatar in 1873 and spent more than 18 years of his life here.[3] In 1974, the railway station at Karmatar was renamed Vidyasagar.[4]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Karmatar CD Block (mentioned in 2011 census as Karmatar Vidyasagar) had a total population of 115,266, of which 109,398 were rural and 5,868 were urban. There were 58,937 (51 %) males and 56,329 (49 %) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 7,737 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 21,767. Population below 6 yrs was 22,693.[5]

Karmatar (2011 population 5,868) is a census town in this block.[5]

Literacy

As per 2011 census CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data the total number of literates in Karmatar Vidyasagr CD Block was 53,844 (58,16 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 33,798 (63 %) were males and 20,046 (37 %) were females.[5]

As per 2011 census Primary Census Abstract Tables Jamtara district had a population of above 6 years of 660,049 and the total number of literates in the district were 426,312 (64.59 % of the population over 6 years). [6] According to District Census 2011, literacy in Jamtara district was 64.59.[7]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [8]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[9]

Transportation

The Ranigunj-Kiul section of the Howrah-Delhi main line was in position in 1871. It provided rail link for Karmatar.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Karmatar (Karmatar)". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Jamtara district of Jharkhand". Blocks and Panchayats. Jamtara district administration. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Vidyasagar legacy lost in sands of time". The Telegraph, 26 August 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Hatcher, Brian A. "Vidyasagar:The Life and After-life of an Eminent Indian". Introduction. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 912 Tolstoy House, 15-17 Tolstoy Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi- 110 001. ISBN 978-0-415-73630-5. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Jharkhand – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "District Census 2011". District Census Details, Sr. No. 486, lot no. 49. Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "IR History: Early days II". Chronology of Railways in India, Part 2, 1870-1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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