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About Karma Village

Karma is a mid sized village in Padma tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 533 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Padma
Pincode 825411
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 533
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

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 <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 21 km from Hazaribagh. 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 Padma 4.9 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 21 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 21 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padma 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 1,058. That makes it the 21st largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Karma village has 533 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 825411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karma falls under Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Karma notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Karma.

Karma is about 21 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 4.9 km away. Hazaribagh is about 21 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih (under 2 km), Tilir (under 2 km) and Suji (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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