Karmatanr (community development block)


Karmatar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jamtara district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 15 km from Jamtara, the district headquarter.

Geography

Karmatar is located at.
Karmatar CD Block has 18 panchayats and 151 villages.
Panchayats of Karmatar CD Block are: Alagchuan, Bagber, Baradaha, Barmundi, Birajpur, Dumariya, Karmatanr, Kuruwa, Mattanr, Mohanpur, Nawadih, Phofnad, Sikarposni, Sitakatta, Subdidih, Tarabahal, Tarkojori and Tetulbandha.

History

, 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. In 1974, the railway station at Karmatar was renamed Vidyasagar.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Karmatar CD Block had a total population of 115,266, of which 109,398 were rural and 5,868 were urban. There were 58,937 males and 56,329 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 7,737 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 21,767. Population below 6 yrs was 22,693.
Karmatanr is a census town in this block.

Literacy

census, CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data the total number of literates in Karmatar Vidyasagar CD Block was 53,844 out of which 33,798 were males and 20,046 were females.
census, Primary Census Abstract Tables Jamtara district had a population of above 6 years of 660,049 and the total number of literates in the district were 426,312. According to District Census 2011, literacy in Jamtara district was 64.59.Literacy in Jharkhand was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.

Transportation

The Ranigunj-Kiul section of the Howrah-Delhi main line was in position in 1871. It provided rail link for Karmatar.