Karaku, Chainpur, Gumla, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karaku


The village Karaku is located in Chainpur C.D.Block of Gumla District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Janawal Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chainpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gumla, which is about 64 kilometers away from Karaku.

Travel and Communication for Karaku


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karaku


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

A brief summary of available data for Karaku 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 Karaku


As per available data from the year 2009, 610 persons live in 120 house holds in the village Karaku. There are 311 female individuals and 299 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.98% and males constitute 49.02% of the total population.

There are 541 scheduled tribes persons of which 280 are females and 261 are males. Females constitute 51.76% and males constitute 48.24% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 88.69% of the total population.

Population density of Karaku is 169.93 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karaku


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Total area of Karaku is 358.98 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 84.47 ha. About 188.64 ha is un-irrigated area. About 5.4 ha is irrigated area. About 1.68 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3.72 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 14.02 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 60.6 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 15.56 ha is culturable waste land. About 24.9 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 23.41 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Karaku


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

There is a government primary school in the village Karaku.

There is a government middle school in the village Karaku.

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

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

Colleges in Karaku


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

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

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

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 Karaku.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Karaku


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Karaku


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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