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About Karma Village

Karma is a small village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 52 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 830510, 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 Silli
Pincode 830510
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 52
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 89th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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 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 Silli 18 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 Silli 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 100. That makes it the 89th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Karma village has 52 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 830510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karma falls under Silli 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Mesra is about 4.2 km away. Silli is about 18 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 Kuchu (5.7 km), Patrahatu (6.9 km) and Hahelupung (7.2 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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