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About Karman Village

Karman is a small village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 254 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karman village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 495006
Area (hectares) 169.7 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 254
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karman compares

By the 2011 count Karman is the 131st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 169.7 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Karman

Karman is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karman as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 87 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 47 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 Nawagarh 9.9 km
Nearest town Mungeli 22 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 47 km
District headquarters Durg 87 km

Villages closest to Karman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawagarh 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 488. That makes it the 131st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Karman village has 254 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karman has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Karman is 495006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karman covers 169.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karman falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karman is Hathbandh, about 47 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karman.

Karman is about 87 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karman is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 9.9 km away. Mungeli is about 22 km away. Hathbandh is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobni Khurd (under 2 km), Amlidih (under 2 km) and Thengabhat (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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