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About Karma Village

Karma is a mid sized village in Baloda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 363 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Baloda
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 253.07 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 363
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karma compares

By the 2011 count Karma is the 49th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 253.07 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Karma

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

Karma lies about 24 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kothari Road, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Baloda 7.2 km
Nearest town Bhelai 16 km
Nearest railway station Kothari Road 18 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 24 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda 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 747. That makes it the 49th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Karma village has 363 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 253.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karma falls under Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Kothari Road, about 18 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 Karma.

Karma is about 24 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baloda is about 7.2 km away. Bhelai is about 16 km away. Kothari Road is about 18 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), Bagdabri (1.6 km) and Achanakpur (2.1 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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