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About Karma Village

Karma is a large village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,959, made up of 1,487 males and 1,472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Pincode 829115
Area (hectares) 552.67 hectares
Population 2,959
Male Population 1,487
Female Population 1,472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 552.67 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

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 10+ km distance. 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 28 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 12 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 Kasmar 10 km
Nearest railway station Barlanga 12 km
Nearest town Jāridih 28 km
District headquarters Bokaro 28 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasmar 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 2,959. That makes it the 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Karma village has 1,487 males and 1,472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 829115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 552.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karma falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Barlanga, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karma.

Karma is about 28 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about 10 km away. Barlanga is about 12 km away. Jāridih is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khudibera (under 2 km), Harnad (under 2 km) and Pirgul (1.5 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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