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About Karman Village

Karman is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,690, made up of 866 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares.

Karman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karman village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 1,690
Male Population 866
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karman compares

By the 2011 count Karman is the 53rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Karman

Karman is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karman as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karman from other places

Karman lies about 27 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 9.4 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 Karman
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 11 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 27 km

Villages closest to Karman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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 Karman

As per the Census of India 2011, Karman village had a population of 1,690. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Karman village has 866 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karman has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Karman covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karman falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karman is Dev Road Halt, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karman.

Karman is about 27 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karman is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 9.4 km away. Rafiganj is about 11 km away. Aurangabad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharauna Khurd (under 2 km), Banahi (2.1 km) and Lata (2.4 km).

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

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