Karke, Garhwa

Karke is a village located in the Garhwa Subdivision of Garhwa district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Garhwa block and comes under Parihara Gram Panchayat.

As on April 2025, the current population of Karke is 1.6 thousands out of which 815 are males and rest 803 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 985 females per 1000 males. There are around 230 teenagers in Karke. It has literacy rate of 51% which means around 829 persons can read and write. Total 803 people belonging to scheduled caste and 140 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 318 households in Karke, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 605. The pincode of Karke is 822133 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Meral Sub Post office
• Gonda Branch Post office
• Sohbaria Branch Post office
• Rejo Branch Post office
• Karkoma Branch Post office

Schools

Karke has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Upgrade Middle School Karke
• National Public School Bichlatola Karke

Hospitals

Karke has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Health Sub-Center Geruaa Soti
• Health Sub-Center Raro
• Community Health Center Meral
• Health Sub-Center Peska
• Health Sub-Center Banka