Karmatanr (community development block)

Karmatar 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 headquarter.

Karmatar

Karmatar Vidysagar
Community development block
Karmatar
Location in Jharkhand, India 24°5'2"N 86°42'8"E
Karmatar
Karmatar (India)
Coordinates: 24°5′2″N 86°42′8″E
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictJamtara
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total115,266
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates53,844 (58.16%)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
815352 (Karmatar)
Telephone/STD code06433
Vehicle registrationJH-21
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJamtara and Sarath
Websitejamtara.nic.in
CD Block

Geography

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

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

Panchayats of Karmatar 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]

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

Literacy

As of 2011 census, CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data the total number of literates in Karmatar Vidyasagar 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 of 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. "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. "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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