Livelihood {{Pie chart In Karmatanr CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 13,727 and formed 29.62%, agricultural labourers numbered 23,787 and formed 51.33%, household industry workers numbered 828 and formed 1.79% and other workers numbered 7,998 and formed 17.26%. Total workers numbered 48,098 and formed 41.73% of the total population. Non-workers numbered 67,168 and formed 58.27% of total population. Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers and entertainment artistes.
Infrastructure There are 145 inhabited villages in Karmatanr CD block. In 2011, 114 villages had power supply. 142 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 139 villages had hand pumps, and all villages had drinking water facility. 7 villages had post offices, 7 villages had sub post offices, 5 villages had telephones (land lines), 4 villages had public call offices and 105 villages had mobile phone coverage. 144 villages had pucca (paved) village roads, 6 villages had bus service (public/ private), 2 villages had railway stations, 1 village had autos/ modified autos, and 24 villages had tractors. 5 villages had bank branches, 1 village had agricultural credit societies, 2 villages had cinema/ video halls, 33 villages had
public distribution system, 21 villages had weekly haat (market) and 66 villages had
assembly polling stations.
Backward Regions Grant Fund Jamtara district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the
Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund created by the Government of India is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand. ==Transportation==