Karmatanr, Jamtara Explained

Karmatanr
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:24.0939°N 86.7042°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jamtara
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:5,868
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Dumka
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Sarath

Karmatanr is a census town in Karmatanr CD block in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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.[1] In 1974, the railway station at Karmatar was renamed after him.[2]

Geography

Location

Karmatanr is located at 24.0939°N 86.7042°W.

Overview

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[3]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Karmatanr had a total population of 5,868 of which 3,014 (51%) were males and 2,854 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,031. The total number of literates in Karmatanr was 3,574 (73.89% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vidyasagar legacy lost in sands of time . The Telegraph, 26 August 2003 . 26 December 2015.
  2. Book: Hatcher, Brian A.. Vidyasagar:The Life and After-life of an Eminent Indian. Introduction. 7 August 2014. 978-0-415-73630-5 . Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 912 Tolstoy House, 15-17 Tolstoy Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi- 110 001. 26 December 2015.
  3. Web site: Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas. P.C.. Roychoudhury . Chapter I: General . Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965 . 10 November 2020.
  4. Web site: 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 11 June 2019.