Karmatanr, 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. In 1974, the railway station at Karmatar was renamed Vidyasagar. Geography. Location. Karmatanr is located at . 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. 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).