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About Karma Village

Karma is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 602 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 1,122
Male Population 602
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Karma compares

By the 2011 count Karma is the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karma from other places

Karma lies about 53 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 3.7 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 Garhnokha 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 4.7 km
District headquarters Rohtas 53 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nokha 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 1,122. That makes it the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Karma village has 602 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Karma covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karma falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Garhnokha, about 3.7 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 Karma.

Karma is about 53 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Garhnokha is about 3.7 km away. Nokha is about 4.7 km away. Rohtas is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gosainpur (under 2 km), Milki (under 2 km) and Bhawandihri (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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