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About Karma Village

Karma is a large village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,486, made up of 1,200 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, 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 Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 785 hectares
Population 2,486
Male Population 1,200
Female Population 1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karma compares

By the 2011 count Karma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 785 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mayur Hand 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 Mayur Hand 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 2,486. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Karma village has 1,200 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 785 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karma falls under Mayur Hand 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand 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 Baradih (2.6 km), Siduwari (6.4 km) and Ambatari (7.6 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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