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About Karnima Village

Karnima is a small village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 141 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karnima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karnima village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 141
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Karnima compares

By the 2011 count Karnima is the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Karnima

Karnima is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karnima 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 Karnima from other places

Karnima 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 Karnima
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 12 km
Nearest town Gumia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 25 km
District headquarters Palamu 25 km

Villages closest to Karnima

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 Karnima

As per the Census of India 2011, Karnima village had a population of 275. That makes it the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Karnima village has 141 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karnima has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

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

Karnima covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karnima falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karnima 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 Karnima.

Karnima 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.

Karnima is in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 12 km away. Gumia is about 16 km away. Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 (under 2 km), Harna (4.2 km) and Kharar (4.2 km).

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

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