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About Karma Village

Karma is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 524 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 524
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Karma compares

By the 2011 count Karma is the 67th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Karma

Karma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karma from other places

Karma lies about 20 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagahabishunpur, about 2.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karma
Nearest railway station Bagahabishunpur 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 6.2 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 20 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barun tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karma

As per the Census of India 2011, Karma village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 67th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Karma village has 524 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Karma covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karma falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Bagahabishunpur, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karma.

Karma is about 20 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bagahabishunpur is about 2.7 km away. Barun is about 6.2 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karma Misir (under 2 km), Qismat Karma (under 2 km) and Amba (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karma today is likely to be higher.

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