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About Karmu Village

Karmu is a mid sized village in Thanakhamria tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 384 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karmu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmu village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Thanakhamria
Pincode 491338
Area (hectares) 192.78 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 384
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karmu compares

By the 2011 count Karmu is the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 192.78 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Karmu

Karmu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karmu as Available. 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 Karmu from other places

Karmu lies about 34 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 30 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 Karmu
Nearest town Khairāgarh 16 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanakhamria 34 km
District headquarters Durg 34 km

Villages closest to Karmu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmu village had a population of 758. That makes it the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Karmu village has 384 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmu has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Karmu is 491338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karmu covers 192.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karmu falls under Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karmu is Rasmara, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Karmu.

Karmu is about 34 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmu is in Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district. Khairāgarh is about 16 km away. Rasmara is about 30 km away. Thanakhamria is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharampuri (3.6 km), Nawagaon Kalan (11 km) and Thelka (13 km).

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

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