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About Karma Village

Karma is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 398 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 398
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 68th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

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 10+ 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 25 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 12 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 Dumri Bihar 12 km
Nearest town Gumia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 25 km
District headquarters Palamu 25 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhatarpur 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 747. That makes it the 68th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Karma village has 398 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karma falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Dumri Bihar, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Karma.

Karma is about 25 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 12 km away. Gumia is about 16 km away. Chhatarpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karma Kalan (under 2 km), Chatar Chati (2.3 km) and Kekri Khurd (4.9 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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