Karmatanr, Jamtara

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Karmatanr
Census Town
Karmatanr Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Karmatanr Karmatanr (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°05′38″N86°42′15″E / 24.093889°N 86.704222°E / 24.093889; 86.704222
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,868
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sarath
Website	jamtara.nic.in

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

16km
9.9miles

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Mayurakshi River

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Ajay River

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Barakar River

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Massanjore
Dam

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Rasikpur

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Purana
Dumka

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Dudhani

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Karmatanr

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Mihijam

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Jamtara

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Basukinath

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Dumka

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Madhupur

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Jasidih

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Deoghar

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Narayanpur

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Nala

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Kundahit

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Fatehpur

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Bindapathar

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Basudih

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Bagdahari

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Tongra

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Taljhari

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Shikaripara

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Saraiyahat

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Ranishwar

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Ramgarh

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Masalia

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Maluti

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Kathikund

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Jarmundi

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Jama

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Hansdiha

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Gopikandar

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Sarwan

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Sarath

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Palojori

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Mohanpur

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Margomunda

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Karon

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Devipur

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Sonaraithari

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Chitra

   

Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Karmatanr is located at 24°05′38″N86°42′15″E / 24.093889°N 86.704222°E / 24.093889; 86.704222 .

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]

References

1. "Vidyasagar legacy lost in sands of time". The Telegraph, 26 August 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
2. Hatcher, Brian A. (7 August 2014). Vidyasagar:The Life and After-life of an Eminent Indian. 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.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
3. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
4. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 June 2019.