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About Karman Village

Karman is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 314 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares.

Karman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karman village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 314
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karman compares

By the 2011 count Karman is the 76th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Karman

Karman is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karman 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 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 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 5.2 km
Nearest town Bagaha 10 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 26 km
District headquarters Gaya 31 km

Villages closest to Karman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barachatti 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 617. That makes it the 76th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Karman village has 314 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karman has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Karman covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karman falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karman is Tankuppa, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karman.

Karman is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karman is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 5.2 km away. Bagaha is about 10 km away. Tankuppa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa (under 2 km), Manan Bigha (under 2 km) and Kalaua Kalan (under 2 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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