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About Karma Village

Karma is a large village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,407, made up of 1,731 males and 1,676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 3,407
Male Population 1,731
Female Population 1,676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

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 <5 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 18 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mesra, about 4.2 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 Mesra 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 5.3 km
District headquarters Ranchi 18 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ormanjhi 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 3,407. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Karma village has 1,731 males and 1,676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karma falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Mesra, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karma.

Karma is about 18 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Mesra is about 4.2 km away. Ormanjhi is about 5.3 km away. Ranchi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irba (under 2 km), Koilari (under 2 km) and Hutup (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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