Karkatta, Majhiaon, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karkatta


The village Karkatta is located in Majhiaon C.D.Block of Garhwa District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Morwe Gram Panchayat. It comes under Majhiaon Community Development Block. The nearest town is Majhiaon, which is about 20 kilometers away from Karkatta.

Travel and Communication for Karkatta


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karkatta


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

A brief summary of available data for Karkatta 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 Karkatta


As per available data from the year 2009, 1197 persons live in 206 house holds in the village Karkatta. There are 582 female individuals and 615 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.62% and males constitute 51.38% of the total population.

There are 763 scheduled castes persons of which 368 are females and 395 are males. Females constitute 48.23% and males constitute 51.77% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 63.74% of the total population.

There are 6 scheduled tribes persons of which 2 are females and 4 are males. Females constitute 33.33% and males constitute 66.67% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.5% of the total population.

Population density of Karkatta is 585.13 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karkatta


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Total area of Karkatta is 204.57 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 105.3 ha. About 67.1 ha is un-irrigated area. About 38.2 ha is irrigated area. About 1.28 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 36.92 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 1.55 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 85.58 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 12.14 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Karkatta


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

There is a government primary school in the village Karkatta.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Morwe, which is less than 5 kms away from Karkatta.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Garhwa, which is less than 5 kms away from Karkatta.

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

Colleges in Karkatta


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 Karkatta.

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 Karkatta.

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 Karkatta.

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

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 Karkatta.

Other Educational Facilities in Karkatta


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 Karkatta.

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 Karkatta.

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 Karkatta.

Healthcare Facilities in Karkatta


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Karkatta.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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