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About Karmawas Village

Karmawas is one of the larger villages in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,297, made up of 2,730 males and 2,567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karmawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Siwana
Pincode 344021
Area (hectares) 2215 hectares
Population 5,297
Male Population 2,730
Female Population 2,567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karmawas compares

By the 2011 count Karmawas is the 8th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 2215 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Karmawas

Karmawas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karmawas 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karmawas from other places

Karmawas lies about 120 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Bamsin, about 4.9 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 Karmawas
Nearest railway station Bamsin 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Siwana 22 km
Nearest town Siwāna 22 km
District headquarters Barmer 120 km

Villages closest to Karmawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmawas village had a population of 5,297. That makes it the 8th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Karmawas village has 2,730 males and 2,567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmawas has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Karmawas is 344021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karmawas covers 2215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karmawas falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Karmawas is Bamsin, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Karmawas is about 120 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmawas is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Bamsin is about 4.9 km away. Siwana is about 22 km away. Siwāna is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tirgati (3.5 km), Samdari (3.9 km) and Samdari Station (3.9 km).

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

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