Skip to main content

About Karmai Village

Karmai is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 214 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karmai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 162.53 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 214
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karmai compares

By the 2011 count Karmai is the 115th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 162.53 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Karmai

Karmai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karmai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karmai from other places

Karmai lies about 108 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 3.5 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 Karmai
Nearest railway station Godda 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 22 km
District headquarters Jamtara 108 km

Villages closest to Karmai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanpur 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 Karmai

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmai village had a population of 436. That makes it the 115th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Karmai village has 214 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmai has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Karmai is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karmai covers 162.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karmai falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karmai is Godda, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance for Karmai.

Karmai is about 108 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmai is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Godda is about 3.5 km away. Narayanpur is about 22 km away. Jamtara is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janadih (3.1 km), Kanadi (3.1 km) and Shibpur (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karmai today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.