About Karma Village

Karma is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 243 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, 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	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	651 hectares
Population	506
Male Population	243
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,082
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Karma compares

By the 2011 count Karma is the 113th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 651 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Karma

Karma is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karma from other places

Karma lies about 29 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 2.8 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	Chichaki	2.8 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	13 km
District headquarters	Palamu	29 km

Villages closest to Karma

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

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Common questions about Karma

As per the Census of India 2011, Karma village had a population of 506. That makes it the 113th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Karma village has 243 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 651 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karma falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Chichaki, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karma.

Karma is about 29 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 Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chichaki is about 2.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 12 km away. Chainpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.