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About Karma Village

Karma is a small village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 61 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Domchanch
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 61
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Karma compares

By the 2011 count Karma is the 87th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Karma

Karma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 9.9 km from Domchanch, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 4.8 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 Nawadih 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Domchanch 9.9 km
Nearest town Kodarma 19 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Domchanch 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 114. That makes it the 87th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Karma village has 61 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karma falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Nawadih, about 4.8 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 Karma.

Karma is about 9.9 km from Domchanch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Nawadih is about 4.8 km away. Domchanch is about 9.9 km away. Kodarma is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumhei (under 2 km), Taratanr (under 2 km) and Bhimaidih (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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