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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]], 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = | [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]], 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/vidyasagar-legacy-lost-in-sands-of-time/cid/806902 |title= Vidyasagar legacy lost in sands of time | publisher= The Telegraph, 26 August 2003 | access-date = 26 December 2015}}</ref> In 1974, the railway station at Karmatar was renamed Vidyasagar.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=H3g9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PR16&lpg=PR16&dq=karmatar+renamed+Vidyasagar&source=bl&ots=ht4I2mz7Cj&sig=kIJfnZjp4MH-jJwufPXxDLQCnsA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUiffE0PnJAhVD2RoKHT_4A4gQ6AEIMDAE#v=onepage&q=karmatar%20renamed%20Vidyasagar&f=false |title= Vidyasagar:The Life and After-life of an Eminent Indian| first= Brian A.|last= Hatcher| work= Introduction| ISBN= 978-0-415-73630-5 | publisher= Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 912 Tolstoy House, 15-17 Tolstoy Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi- 110 001| access-date = 26 December 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 4 August 2021
Karmatanr | |
|---|---|
Location in Jharkhand, India Karmatanr (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°05′38″N 86°42′15″E / 24.093889°N 86.704222°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Jamtara |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,868 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dumka |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sarath |
| Website | jamtara |
Karmatanr is a census town in Karmatanr CD block in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
History
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, 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.[1] In 1974, the railway station at Karmatar was renamed Vidyasagar.[2]
Geography
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Location
Karmatanr is located at 24°05′38″N 86°42′15″E / 24.093889°N 86.704222°E.
Overview
The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[3]
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Karmatanr had a total population of 5,868 of which 3,014 (51%) were males and 2,854 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,031. The total number of literates in Karmatanr was 3,574 (73.89% of the population over 6 years).[4]
References
- ↑ "Vidyasagar legacy lost in sands of time". The Telegraph, 26 August 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ Hatcher, Brian A. "Vidyasagar:The Life and After-life of an Eminent Indian". Introduction. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 912 Tolstoy House, 15-17 Tolstoy Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi- 110 001. ISBN 978-0-415-73630-5. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ↑ "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
