Geographic Location of Karkoma

The village Karkoma is located in Meral (Pipra Kalan) C.D.Block of Garhwa District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Karkoma Gram Panchayat. It comes under Meral (pipra Kalan) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Garhwa, which is about 14 kilometers away from Karkoma.

Travel and Communication for Karkoma

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

Postal Address:
Karkoma,
Garhwa,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 822114

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karkoma

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

Social Structure of Karkoma

As per available data from the year 2009, 3471 persons live in 623 house holds in the village Karkoma. There are 1715 female individuals and 1756 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.41% and males constitute 50.59% of the total population.

There are 1303 scheduled castes persons of which 640 are females and 663 are males. Females constitute 49.12% and males constitute 50.88% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 37.54% of the total population.

There are 35 scheduled tribes persons of which 19 are females and 16 are males. Females constitute 54.29% and males constitute 45.71% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.01% of the total population.

Population density of Karkoma is 391.88 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karkoma

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Total area of Karkoma is 885.73 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 646.84 ha. About 361.84 ha is un-irrigated area. About 285 ha is irrigated area. About 105 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 180 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 25.1 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.49 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 12.16 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 12.16 ha is culturable waste land. About 7.13 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 10.98 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Karkoma

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

There are 2 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Karkoma.

There is a government middle school in the village Karkoma.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Meral, which is 5-10 kms away from Karkoma.

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 Karkoma.

Colleges in Karkoma

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 Karkoma.

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

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 Karkoma.

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 Karkoma.

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 Karkoma.

Other Educational Facilities in Karkoma

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 Karkoma.

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 Karkoma.

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 Karkoma.

Healthcare Facilities in Karkoma

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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Karkoma.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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