Karaku, Chainpur

Karaku is a village located in the Chainpur Subdivision of Gumla district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Chainpur block and comes under Janawal Gram Panchayat.

As on July 2025, the current population of Karaku is 752 out of which 368 are males and rest 384 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1043 females per 1000 males. There are around 109 teenagers in Karaku. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 477 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 667 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 148 households in Karaku, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 354. The pincode of Karaku is 835207 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gumla Head Post office
• Kartick Oraon College Sub Post office
• Gumla Bazar Sub Post office

Schools

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

• Upgrade Primary School Karaku

Hospitals

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

• Health Sub-Center Toto
• Health Sub-Center Ghatgaon
• Health Sub-Center Turiamba
• Health Sub-Center Jorhi
• Health Sub-Center Karaunda

Banks

Karaku has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of India Jashpur Road (Gumla)
• Central Bank of India Gumla
• Canara Bank Gumla
• IDBI Bank Gumla
• IDBI Bank The Gumla Simdega Coop Bank LTD