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About Karma Village

Karma is one of the larger villages in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,963, made up of 5,783 males and 5,180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.18 hectares hectares.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Area (hectares) 302.18 hectares
Population 10,963
Male Population 5,783
Female Population 5,180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karma compares

By the 2011 count Karma is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 302.18 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Karma

Karma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Karma from other places

Karma lies about 16 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Iradatganj, about 3.4 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 Iradatganj 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 16 km
District headquarters Allahabad 16 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 16 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karchhana 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 10,963. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Karma village has 5,783 males and 5,180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Karma covers 302.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karma falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Iradatganj, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karma.

Karma is about 16 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Iradatganj is about 3.4 km away. Karchhana is about 16 km away. Allahabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Ghashyamdas (under 2 km), Hariharpur (under 2 km) and Chitupur (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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