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About Karma Village

Karma is a small village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 37 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 649 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 822120
Area (hectares) 19.82 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 37
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 649
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karma compares

By the 2011 count Karma is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 19.82 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 35 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadganj, about 9.6 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 Kandi 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Muhammadganj 9.6 km
Nearest town Husainābād 22 km
District headquarters Garhwa 35 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandi 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 61. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Karma village has 37 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 649 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 19.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karma falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Muhammadganj, about 9.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karma.

Karma is about 35 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kandi is about 3.0 km away. Muhammadganj is about 9.6 km away. Husainābād is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhilma (under 2 km), Naubhilma (under 2 km) and Sarkoni (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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