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About Karma Village

Karma is a mid sized village in Sariya tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 476 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Sariya
Pincode 825322
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 476
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karma compares

By the 2011 count Karma is the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 948.

Getting to Karma

Karma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karma as Available within 10+ 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 <5 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 11 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, about 1.8 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
Nearest railway station Jitpur 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sariya 11 km
District headquarters Giridih 11 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sariya 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 936. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents.

Karma village has 476 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karma falls under Sariya tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Jitpur, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karma.

Karma is about 11 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Sariya tehsil of Giridih district. Jitpur is about 1.8 km away. Sariya is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (2.3 km), Gobindpur (4.9 km) and Nawadih (5.9 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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