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Karumba

करुम्बा
Borio mandal
Pincode 816120
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KIRAN SOREN
Contact: 62****8979
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LGD code
358216
Pincode
816120
Post office
Borio
Population
264
Households
56
Literacy rate
27.3%
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000♂
Workers
145
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Ranchi
294 km
Distance to Kolkata
289 km
Nearest railway station
Karamtola · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CHC, Boarijore · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Karumba compares

By population, Karumba ranks #100 of 343 villages in Borio mandal.

Literacy rate
%
27.3%
−5.7% vs mandal average
Karumba
27.3%
Borio mandal
33.0%
Sahebganj district
42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,015
+23 vs mandal average
Karumba
1,015
Borio mandal
992
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
Karumba
4.7
Borio mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Karumba at a glance

Karumba is a village of 264 people in 56 households (Census 2011) in Borio block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 100th-largest of 343 villages in Borio block. Literacy is 27%, 6 points below the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 1,015 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 5 km from Majhua, the nearest town, 22 km from Karamtola railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816120, served by Borio post office; the LGD village code is 358216. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Boarijore, 4 km away. The sarpanch is KIRAN SOREN. The population is estimated at 311 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bichpura

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karumba · this village26427%
Kurumbabedo · Borio13715%1.2 km N
Rangamatya · Borio63658%1.2 km SE
Gogra · Borio395%1.3 km NW
Dobri · Boarijor3534%1.4 km W
Bara Kurua · Borio3511%1.6 km N
Baridih · Latehar40938%1.6 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karumba

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAHIBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
37
Distance to district HQ (km)
37
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BICHPURA
Total area (ha)
105
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
10.24

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Karumba

LGD code
358216
Pincode
816120
Post office
Borio
Population (Census 2011)
264
Population (projected 2026)
311
Households
56
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1015
Literacy rate
27.3%
Coordinates
25.05712°N, 87.51983°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Boiro
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KIRAN SOREN
Block / Mandal
Borio
Getting there

How to reach Karumba

Mandal centre
Borio · ≈ 7.9 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sahebganj · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,462 people
Majhua · ≈ 5.5 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi294 kmcapital
  • Kolkata289 km
  • Delhi1096 km
  • Hyderabad1266 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKaramtola22 km
  • Hospital / PHCCHC, Boarijore4 km
  • CollegeBCE Bhagalpur53 km
  • Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)52 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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