Karmatanr, Jamtara
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Karmatanr | |
|---|---|
  Karmatanr Location in Jharkhand, India  Karmatanr 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.
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 after him.[2]
