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About Karma Village

Karma is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 410 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sheosagar
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 410
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 87th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Karma

Karma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karma as Available within <5 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 15 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 11 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 Nabinagar Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sheosagar 15 km
District headquarters Rohtas 15 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 17 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sheosagar 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 778. That makes it the 87th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Karma village has 410 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Karma covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karma falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Nabinagar Road, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Karma.

Karma is about 15 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 Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Nabinagar Road is about 11 km away. Sheosagar is about 15 km away. Rohtas is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (3.3 km), Sarae (6.4 km) and Chanua (10 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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