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About Karma Village

Karma is a mid sized village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 451 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 175.3 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 451
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 21st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 175.3 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 970.

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 14 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 26 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 Lawalaung 14 km
District headquarters Chatra 14 km
Nearest town Chatrā 14 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 26 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lawalaung 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 896. That makes it the 21st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Karma village has 451 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 175.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karma falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Shivpur, about 26 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 14 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 14 km away. Chatra is about 14 km away. Chatrā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandanpur (under 2 km), Banchatra (under 2 km) and Chatar (under 2 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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