Karke, Garhwa, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karke


The village Karke is located in Garhwa C.D.Block of Garhwa District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Parihara Gram Panchayat. It comes under Garhwa Community Development Block. The nearest town is Garhwa, which is about 13 kilometers away from Karke.

Travel and Communication for Karke


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karke


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Karke is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Karke is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Karke


As per available data from the year 2009, 1318 persons live in 259 house holds in the village Karke. There are 654 female individuals and 664 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.62% and males constitute 50.38% of the total population.

There are 654 scheduled castes persons of which 333 are females and 321 are males. Females constitute 50.92% and males constitute 49.08% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 49.62% of the total population.

There are 114 scheduled tribes persons of which 51 are females and 63 are males. Females constitute 44.74% and males constitute 55.26% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 8.65% of the total population.

Population density of Karke is 418.41 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karke


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Total area of Karke is 315 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 127.28 ha. About 99.57 ha is un-irrigated area. About 27.71 ha is irrigated area. About 5.28 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 10.15 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 12.28 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 2.63 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 8.29 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 50.74 ha is culturable waste land. About 98.78 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 8.24 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Karke


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Karke.

There is a government middle school in the village Karke.

There is a government secondary school in the village Karke.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Karke.

Colleges in Karke


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Bishrampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Latehar, which is more than 10 kms away from Karke.

Other Educational Facilities in Karke


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Karke.

Healthcare Facilities in Karke


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Karke.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Karke.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Karke.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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